Grass

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 — 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 (Bœhmeria 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 — A common American sparrow (Poöcætes gramineus); -- called also vesper sparrow and bay-winged bunting.

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 — 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 — South African owl (Strix Capensis).

Grass parrakeet — ny of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet.

Grass plover — he upland or field plover.

Grass poly — species of willowwort (Lythrum Hyssopifolia).

Crass quit — 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 — The common English, or ringed, snake (Tropidonotus natrix).

Grass snipe — the pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also jacksnipe in America.

Grass spider — a common spider (Agelena nævia), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew.

Grass sponge — an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.

Grass table — See Earth table, under Earth.

Grass vetch — a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with narrow grasslike leaves.

Grass widow — An unmarried woman who is a mother.

Grass wrack — eelgrass.

To bring to grass — to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground.

To put to grass — to put out to graze a season, as cattle.