Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as Switch
grass (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. Andropogon
provincialis. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
      (a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
      (b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
          Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
          or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
          grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
      (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
      (b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
      (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
      (b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
          for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
          English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
          grass.
      (a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
      (b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
          cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
          grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. Bouteloua
          oligostachya, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
          hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
          South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
          England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
          Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
          rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
          grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. Sorghum
          Halepense. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. Poa
          pratensis. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
          several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
          Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
          and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
          hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
          grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
          Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
          (above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
          Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
          Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
          sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
          ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
          Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
          grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
          and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
          grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
          canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
          Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
          Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of Reed canary
          grass. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
          var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
          Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as Gama
          grass (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
          in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
          reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. Deyeuxia
          Canadensis. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
          (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
          Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
          grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
          cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
          Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. Holcus
          lanatus. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
          Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
          pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
          hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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   Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
         true grasses botanically considered, such as black
         grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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   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 (Zool.), 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
      (B[oe]hmeria 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. (Zool.)
      (a) A common American sparrow (Po["o]c[ae]tes
          gramineus); -- called also vesper sparrow and
          bay-winged bunting.
      (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
          which several species are known.

   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 (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
      

   Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
      Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
      applied to the zebra parrakeet.

   Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.

   Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort (Lythrum
      Hyssopifolia). --Johnson.

   Crass quit (Zool.), 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. (Zool.)
      (a) The common English, or ringed, snake (Tropidonotus
          natrix).
      (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
          See Green snake, under Green.

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

   Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
      which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
      with dew.

   Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
      from Florida and the Bahamas.

   Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.

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

   Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
      strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
      (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
      (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
          prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
          husband. [Slang.]

   Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.

   To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
      surface of the ground.

   To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
      a season, as cattle.
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Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
   the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
   name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
   Cf. Hindu.]
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   1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
      or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
      America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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   3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
      meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
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   Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica).

   Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.

   Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.

   Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.

   Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
      gymnastic exercise.

   Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
      husk.

   Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.

   Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola
      (Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United
      States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.

   Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
      Symphoricarpus (Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing
      small red berries.

   Indian dye, the puccoon.

   Indian fig. (Bot.)
      (a) The banyan. See Banyan.
      (b) The prickly pear.

   Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
      following one after another, the usual way among Indians
      of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.

   Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
      and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.

   Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass (Chrysopogon
      nutans), common in the southern portions of the United
      States; wood grass. --Gray.

   Indian hemp. (Bot.)
      (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum (Apocynum
          cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough,
          fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
          medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
          properties.
      (b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from
          which hasheesh is obtained.

   Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf (Abutilon
      Avicenn[ae]). See Abutilon.

   Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]

   Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass (Sorghum
      vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom
      corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
      is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.

   Indian ox (Zool.), the zebu.

   Indian paint. See Bloodroot.

   Indian paper. See India paper, under India.

   Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
      Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and Gillenia
      stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of
      which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
      also American ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.

   Indian pink. (Bot.)
      (a) The Cypress vine (Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
          in the West Indies.
      (b) See China pink, under China.

   Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb (Monotropa
      uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
      scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
      plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.

   Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
      the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
      flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
      --Gray.

   Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the white
      hellebore (Veratrum viride).

   Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
      are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.

   Indian purple.
      (a) A dull purple color.
      (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
          black.

   Indian red.
      (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
          of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
          Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
      (b) See Almagra.

   Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.

   Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna (Canna
      Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
      See Canna.

   Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
      pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
      Summer.

   Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
      Lobelia.

   Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
      Aris[ae]ma. Aris[ae]ma triphyllum has a wrinkled
      farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
      very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and
      Wake-robin.

   Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.

   Indian yellow.
      (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
          less pure than cadmium.
      (b) See Euxanthin.
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