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timothy

nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈtɪməθi//

Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.

noun

  1. 1

    Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.

  2. 2

    Mountain timothy (Phleum alpinum), native to North America.

  3. 3

    Grass of other species of genus Phleum.

Etymology

Named after Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.

Forms

plural
timothies
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