FIORIN

Etymology

Noun

fiorin (usually uncountable, plural fiorins)

(botany) A species of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis alba).

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Source: Wiktionary


Fi"o*rin, n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. fiothran a sort of grass.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species of creeping bent grass (Agrostis alba); -- called also fiorin grass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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