Usage of "goose grass"

Annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia.

Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere.

Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia.

Annual weedy grass used for hay.

Sinônimos

Examples for "silverweed"

The bitter scent of coltsfoot and silverweed, herbs Rhiannon had brewed for him just two days before, assaulted his senses. 
 Celtic fire 

The good people of Leicestershire were accustomed in bygone days to prevent pitting by small-pox with the use of Silverweed fomentations. 
 Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure 

Silverweed for fever, but when the peddler's illness had afflicted the dun, silverweed alone had not been sufficient to quell both the fever and convulsions. 
 Celtic fire 

Rumex, Poterium sanguisorba, Potentilla anserina, Medicago sativa, Taraxacum officinale, Marrubium vulgare, Plantago lanceolata, P. major, Lolium perenne. 
 More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work... 

Potentilla anserina, Prunella vulgaris, Scirpus mucronatus, and Panicum crus-galli, grow in Germany, in Australia, and in Pennsylvania.) 
 Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer... 

Uso de goose grass em inglês

He had been storm-stead camping in the goose grass for three days. 
 The Canadian Commonwealth 

The rude decoys were placed as though they were having a glorious time feasting on the rich goose grass. 
 Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land 

With a yell they were off out of sight amid the goose grass and reeds with the sleigh and his garments. 
 The Canadian Commonwealth 

Drift chips, lodged in the goose grass, kindled fire for kettle, but oilcloth had to be spread before you could get footing ashore. 
 The Canadian Commonwealth 

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Significados de goose grass em inglês