cat's-tail grass

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cat's-tail grass - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]