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citronella 音标拼音: [s ,ɪtrɑn'ɛlə] n. 香茅;雄刈萱一种 香茅;雄刈萱一种 Barnyard grass, for hay. South. { Panicum Grus- galli}. Bent, pasture and hay. { Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass, pasture. South. { Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as { Switchgrass} ( below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. { Andropogonprovincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. { Poa compressa}. Blue joint, hay. Northwest. { Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing. Rocky Mts., etc. ( a) { Buchlo[" e] dectyloides}. ( b) Same as { Grama grass} ( below). Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. { Eriocoma}, { Festuca}, { Stips}, etc. Chess, or Cheat, a weed. { Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch grass. Same as { Quick grass} ( below). Crab grass, ( a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. { Panicum sanguinale}. ( b) Pasture and hay. South. { Eleusine Indica}. Darnel ( a) Bearded, a noxious weed. { Lolium temulentum}. ( b) Common. Same as { Rye grass} ( below). Drop seed, fair for forage and hay. { Muhlenbergia}, several species. English grass. Same as Redtop ( below). Fowl meadow grass. ( a) Pasture and hay. { Poa serotina}. ( b) Hay, on moist land. { Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass, cut fodder. South. { Tripsacum dactyloides}. Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. { Bouteloua oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far West. { Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay. South. { Panicum jumentorum}. Herd' s grass, in New England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as { Wood grass} ( below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. { Lolium Italicum}. Johnson grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. { Sorghum Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. { Poa pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. { Elymus}, several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. { Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. { Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. { Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. { Poa}, several species. Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as { Grama grass} ( above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. { Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. { Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. { Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass, ornamental. { Briza media} and { maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. { Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as { Rye grass} ( below). Redtop, pasture and hay. { Agrostis vulgaris}. Red- topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. { Poa tenuifolia}. Reed canary grass, of slight value. { Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. { Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of { Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. { Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. { Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as { Gama grass} ( above). Sheep' s fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. { Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. { Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as { Meadow grass} ( above). Squirrel- tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. { Hordeum jubatum}. Switch 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}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. [ 1913 Webster] { Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({ Juncus Gerardi}), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. { Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the { Arrhenatherum avenaceum} of Europe. { Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus { Parnassia} growing in wet ground. The European species is { Parnassia palustris}; in the United States there are several species. { Grass bass} ( Zool.), the calico bass. { Grass bird}, the dunlin. { Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass- cloth plant. { Grass- cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family ({ B[ oe] hmeria nivea} syn. { Urtica nivea}), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. { Grass finch}. ( Zool.) ( a) A common American sparrow ({ Po[" o] c[ ae] tes gramineus}); -- called also { vesper sparrow} and { bay- winged bunting}. ( b) Any Australian finch, of the genus { Po[" e] phila}, of which several species are known. { Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk. { Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled. { Grass moth} ( Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus { Crambus}, found in grass. { Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus { Andropogon}, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of { citronella}, { ginger grass oil}, { lemon grass oil}, { essence of verbena} etc. { Grass owl} ( Zool.), a South African owl ({ Strix Capensis}). { Grass parrakeet} ( Zool.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus { Euphemia}; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet. { Grass plover} ( Zool.), the upland or field plover. { Grass poly} ( Bot.), a species of willowwort ({ Lythrum Hyssopifolia}). -- Johnson. { Crass quit} ( Zool.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus { Euetheia}. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow. { Grass snake}. ( Zool.) ( a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({ Tropidonotus natrix}). ( b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See { Green snake}, under { Green}. { Grass snipe} ( Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({ Tringa maculata}); -- called also { jacksnipe} in America. { Grass spider} ( Zool.), a common spider ({ Agelena n[ ae] via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. { Grass sponge} ( Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. { Grass table}. ( Arch.) See { Earth table}, under { Earth}. { Grass vetch} ( Bot.), a vetch ({ Lathyrus Nissolia}), with narrow grasslike leaves. { Grass widow}. [ Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[ aum] senka a grass widow.] ( a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [ Obs.] ( b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [ Slang.] { Grass wrack} ( Bot.) eelgrass. { To bring to grass} ( Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. { To put to grass}, { To put out to grass}, to put out to graze a season, as cattle. [ 1913 Webster]
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