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penny grass

penny grass is the alternative form of penny-grass.

Meaning of penny-grass

Noun

penny-grass (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor or Rhinanthus major (syn. Rhinanthus crista-galli)).
    • 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.1670, J. B., The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry […] , London: Benjamin Billingſley, page 180

Questions about penny grass

What is penny grass the alternative form of?
Penny grass is the alternative form of penny-grass.

Words near penny grass in the dictionary

  1. penny for your thoughts
  2. penny gaff
  3. penny gaffe
  4. penny gaffes
  5. penny gaffs
  6. penny grass
  7. penny in the fusebox
  8. penny loafer
  9. penny loafers
  10. penny mail
  11. penny packet

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