grass



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Grass \Grass\ (gr[.a]s), n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s,
   g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., &
   Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E.
   green, grow. Cf. Graze.]
   1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food
      of cattle and other beasts; pasture.
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   2. (Bot.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem
      generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in
      pairs, and the seed single.
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   Note: This definition includes wheat, rye, oats, barley,
         etc., and excludes clover and some other plants which
         are commonly called by the name of grass. The grasses
         form a numerous family of plants.
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   3. The season of fresh grass; spring. [Colloq.]
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            Two years old next grass.             --Latham.
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   4. Metaphorically used for what is transitory.
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            Surely the people is grass.           --Is. xl. 7.
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   5. Marijuana. [Slang]
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   Note: The following list includes most of the grasses of the
         United States of special interest, except cereals. Many
         of these terms will be found with definitions in the
         Vocabulary. See Illustrations in Appendix.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Grass \Grass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grassed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Grassing.]
   1. To cover with grass or with turf.
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   2. To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
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   3. To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass a
      fish. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Grass \Grass\, v. i.
   To produce grass. [R.] --Tusser.
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