The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agrostis Spica-ventis
Windlestrae \Win"dle*strae`\, Windlestraw \Win"dle*straw`\, n.
(Bot.)
A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis
Spica-ventis. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
--Shelley.