Penny-grass
//ˈpɛniˌɡɹɑːs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor or Rhinanthus major (syn. Rhinanthus crista-galli)). obsolete, uncountable
"Another Graſs is called Penny-Graſs; it groweth low, cloſe to the Earth, in mooriſh Grounds; it hath a Leaf as broad as Twopence , but never beareth a Flower."
Example
More examples"Another Graſs is called Penny-Graſs; it groweth low, cloſe to the Earth, in mooriſh Grounds; it hath a Leaf as broad as Twopence , but never beareth a Flower."
Etymology
From Middle English peny gras; equivalent to penny + grass.
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