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stalk of grass

  • 1 avena

    ăvēna, ae, f. [v. 1. aveo init.; orig. nourishment].
    I.
    A.. Oats; and specif., common oats, Gr. bromos: Avena sativa, Linn.; Verg. G. 1, 77; Col. 2, 10, 32; Hor. S. 2, 6, 84.—
    B.
    Wild or barren oats, a weed, Gr. aigilôps: Avena fatua, Linn.; Cato, R. R. 37, 4; Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 91; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 154; Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 149.—
    II.
    In gen.
    A.
    Any stem or stalk of grass or grain, a straw, etc.: (linum) tam gracili avenā. Plin. 19, 1, 1, § 5; 24, 18, 103, § 168.—Used for a shepherd's pipe, Ov. M. 8, 192.—
    B.
    Poet., a shepherd ' s pipe, reed-pipe:

    Silvestrem tenui Musam meditaris avenā,

    Verg. E. 1, 2:

    perlucenti cantus meditabar avenā,

    Tib. 3, 4, 71:

    est modulatus avenā Carmen,

    id. 2, 1, 53: pastor junctis pice cantat avenis, Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 25:

    et structis cantat avenis,

    id. M. 1, 677:

    Angustā cantare licet videaris avenā, Dum tua multorum vincat avena tubas,

    Mart. 8, 3 fin.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > avena

  • 2 culmus

        culmus ī, m    [2 CEL-], a stalk, stem, straw, C.: Cerealis, V.: Romuleus, the thatched roof of, V.: torum sternere culmo, Iu.: ita culmo surgeret (Ceres) alto, i. e. the grain, H.
    * * *
    stalk, stem (of cereal grass/others); hay; straw; thatch

    Latin-English dictionary > culmus

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  • grass tree — noun 1. any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins • Syn: ↑Australian grass tree • Hypernyms: ↑arborescent plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Xanthorroea …   Useful english dictionary

  • stalk — 01. The lion was carefully [stalking] a zebra which had stopped to drink at the water hole. 02. The murderer had apparently been [stalking] his victim for days, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. 03. The farmer s field was full of empty… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • rough-stalk bluegrass — paprastoji miglė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Poa trivialis), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Poa trivialis angl. rough bluegrass; rough meadow… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • rough meadow grass — paprastoji miglė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Poa trivialis), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Poa trivialis angl. rough bluegrass; rough meadow… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • bear grass — noun 1. yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers • Syn: ↑Yucca smalliana • Hypernyms: ↑yucca 2. yucca of west central United States having a clump …   Useful english dictionary

  • Seed stalk — Seed Seed (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fescue grass — Fescue Fes cue (f[e^]s k[ u]), n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F. f[ e]tu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.] 1. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read. Pedantic fescue. Sterne. [1913 Webster] To come …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spider grass — /ˈspaɪdə gras/ (say spuyduh grahs) noun 1. a summer active perennial grass, Enteropogon acicularis, with hairy shoots from a central stalk reminiscent of spiders legs; native to arid regions of central Australia. 2. an annual pasture grass,… …  

  • panic grass — noun Etymology: Middle English panik, from Latin panicum foxtail millet, from panus stalk of a panicle Date: 1597 any of various grasses (Panicum and related genera) including some important forage and cereal grasses …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • win|dle|straw — «WIHN duhl STR», noun. Scottish. 1. a dry, thin, withered stalk of grass. 2. Figurative. a person or thing of trifling worth or a flimsy nature. ╂[Old English windelstrēaw dry grass stalk, type of grass, perhaps < windel a basket + strēaw… …   Useful english dictionary

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