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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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4 words match “PHLEUM”

PHLEUM n.
A genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray.
ERYTHROPHLEINE n.
A white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from sassy bark (Erythrophleum Guineense).
GRASS n.
itch grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. Holcus lanatus. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. Chrysopogon nutans.…
TIMOTHY; TIMOTHY GRASS n.
A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.