herd's-grass

noun

variants or less commonly herd grass

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plural herd's-grasses

1

: timothy

2

[so called from its being frequently sown in mixtures with timothy] : redtop sense 1

Word History

Etymology

after John Herd, who in 1700 found timothy growing in New Hampshire

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