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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\
     [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England
     to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)
     A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical
     spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England,
     cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much
     prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\
     [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England
     to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)
     A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical
     spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England,
     cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much
     prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.

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