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Johnson grass

Johnson grass noun: a perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious.

johnson grass: a perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive...
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Noun

Johnson grass (countable and uncountable, plural Johnson grasses)

  1. A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious.

Johnson grass meaning in Tamil

Johnson grass in Tamil

காட்டுச் சோளம்

Synonyms of Johnson grass

Forms of Johnson grass

pluralJohnson grasses

Origin of Johnson grass

Named after an Alabama plantation owner, Colonel William Johnson, who sowed its seeds on river-bottom farmland circa 1840.

Questions about Johnson grass

What does Johnson grass mean?
Johnson grass means a perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious.
What is Johnson grass in Tamil?
Johnson grass in Tamil is காட்டுச் சோளம். See Johnson grass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Johnson grass?
Johnson grass is a noun.
What is the plural of Johnson grass?
The plural of Johnson grass is Johnson grasses.

Words near Johnson grass in the dictionary

  1. Johnson bar
  2. Johnson bars
  3. Johnson Citian
  4. Johnson City
  5. Johnson County
  6. Johnson grass
  7. Johnson grasses
  8. Johnson hole
  9. Johnson holes
  10. Johnson Lane
  11. Johnson neuroectodermal syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Johnson grass (page history and authors); johnson grass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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