Search Result for "johnson_grass":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land;
[syn: Johnson grass, Aleppo grass, means grass, evergreen millet, Sorghum halepense]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Johnson grass \John"son grass`\ [Named after W. Johnson of Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.) A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian millet. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Johnson grass n 1: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: Johnson grass, Aleppo grass, means grass, evergreen millet, Sorghum halepense]