Definitions for: Agrostis


[n] annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)



Webster (1913) Definition: A*gros"tis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A genus of grasses, including species called in common
language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop ({Agrostis
vulgaris}), are valuable pasture grasses.

Synonyms: genus Agrostis

See Also: bent, bent grass, bentgrass, family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, plant genus, Poaceae

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