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Timothy grass

Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\ [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass ( Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.

Usage examples of "timothy grass".

He landed in the timothy grass beyond the parked vehicles with a thud.

But then Xaxxa streaked unerringly up to Samena and the corpse, and drop-kicked the corpse's head smartly off its shoulders, sending it over a hundred feet away, rolling and jumping across the ashes and the timothy grass.

He began to roll over and over in the high timothy grass, snapping at it, his eyes rolling.