TIMOTHY

timothy

(noun) a grass grown for hay

Timothy

(noun) a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus

timothy, herd's grass, Phleum pratense

(noun) grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Timothy

Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.

Synonym: Tim. (abbreviation)

A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.

A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

An unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States; named for early postmaster Timothy Stephens.

A rare English patronymic surname.

An Irish surname, a rare adopted anglicization for Mac Tomaltaigh (“son of Tomaltach”) (Tumulty).

Etymology

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

Noun

timothy (usually uncountable, plural timothies)

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

Phleum alpinum, mountain timothy, native to North America.

Other species of genus Phleum.

Synonyms

• catstail

• timothy-grass, Timothy-grass

• timothy grass, Timothy grass

Source: Wiktionary


Tim"o*thy, n., or Tim"o*thy grass`. Etym: [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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