Citronella

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barnyard grass, for hay. South. {Panicum Grus-galli}. Bent,
  pasture and hay. {Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass,
  pasture. South. {Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as {Switch
  grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
  provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. {Poa compressa}. Blue joint,
  hay. Northwest. {Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing.


  Rocky Mts., etc.
        (a) {Buchlo["e] dectyloides}.
        (b) Same as {Grama grass} (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
            Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess,
            or Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch
            grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,
        (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.
        (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel
        (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.
        (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair
            for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.
            English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
            grass.
        (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.
        (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,
            cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}. Grama
            grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
            oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
            hay. Far West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay.
            South. {Panicum jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New
            England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
            Indian grass. Same as {Wood grass} (below). Italian
            rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium Italicum}. Johnson
            grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
            Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
            pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus},
            several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
            {Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
            and hay. {Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
            hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow
            grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several species.
            Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}
            (above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
            {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
            {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
            sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,
            ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or
            Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray
            grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture
            and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo
            grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed
            canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}.
            Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}.
            Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
            grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne},
            var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
            {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
            grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
            in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small
            reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
            Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass}
            (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
            Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch
            grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy,
            cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.
            Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
            lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
            {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in
            pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,
            hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.
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     Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
           true grasses botanically considered, such as black
           grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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     {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),
        growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
  
     {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
        avenaceum} of Europe.
  
     {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}
        growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
        palustris}; in the United States there are several
        species.
  
     {Grass bass} (Zool.), the calico bass.
  
     {Grass bird}, the dunlin.
  
     {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
        grass-cloth plant.
  
     {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
        ({B[oe]hmeria nivea} syn. {Urtica nivea}), which grows in
        Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
        strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
  
     {Grass finch}. (Zool.)
        (a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
            gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and
            {bay-winged bunting}.
        (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po["e]phila}, of
            which several species are known.
  
     {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
        and giving rich milk.
  
     {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.
  
     {Grass moth} (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
        {Crambus}, found in grass.
  
     {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
        India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --
        used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger
        grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.
        
  
     {Grass owl} (Zool.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}).
        
  
     {Grass parrakeet} (Zool.), any of several species of
        Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also
        applied to the zebra parrakeet.
  
     {Grass plover} (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
  
     {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
        Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
  
     {Crass quit} (Zool.), one of several tropical American
        finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of
        the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
  
     {Grass snake}. (Zool.)
        (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
            natrix}).
        (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
            See {Green snake}, under {Green}.
  
     {Grass snipe} (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
        maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.
  
     {Grass spider} (Zool.), a common spider ({Agelena n[ae]via}),
        which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
        with dew.
  
     {Grass sponge} (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
        from Florida and the Bahamas.
  
     {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.
  
     {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with
        narrow grasslike leaves.
  
     {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
        strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
        (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
        (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
            prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
            husband. [Slang.]
  
     {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.
  
     {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
        surface of the ground.
  
     {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze
        a season, as cattle.
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