AGROSTIS

Agrostis, genus Agrostis

(noun) annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from ‘bent’ meaning an area of unfenced grassland)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A*gros"tis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

Definition: A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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