[tim.o.thy] n [prob. after Timothy Hanson, 18th cent. Am. farmer said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states] (1747): a European grass (Phleum pratense) that has long cylindrical spikes and is widely grown for hay Tim.o.thy n [L Timotheus, fr. Gk Timotheos] 1: a disciple of the apostle Paul
2: either of two letters written with regard to pastoral care in the early Church and included as books in the New Testament