SWEET VERNAL GRASS

Meaning of SWEET VERNAL GRASS in English

a Eurasian meadow grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, found throughout North America, having clusters of brownish-green flowers.

[ 1835-45 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SWEET VERNAL GRASS — noun : a slender European grass ( Anthoxanthum odoratum ) that is often planted with other grasses for its fragrance …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEET VERNAL GRASS — also called vernal grass any of about four species of fragrant annual and perennial grasses constituting the genus Anthoxanthum (family …
Britannica English vocabulary
VERNAL — adj vernal, spring; equinoctio vernal vernal equinox
Interlingua English vocab
VERNAL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
VERNAL — adjective Etymology: Latin ~is, alteration of vernus, from ver spring; akin to Greek ear spring, Sanskrit vasanta Date: 1530 of, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWEET — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=sweet pea">sweet pea sweet potato sweet William
Английский словарь Британика
GRASS — I Any of many low, green, nonwoody plants that make up the families Poaceae (or Gramineae), Cyperaceae ( rush es). …
Английский словарь Британика
SWEET — I. ˈswēt, usu -ēd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English swete, sweete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRASS — I. ˈgras, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERNAL — ˈvərn ə l, ˈvə̄n-, ˈvəin- adjective Etymology: Latin vernalis, from vernus vernal (from ver spring) + -alis -al; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERNAL — (a.) Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.
Английский словарь Webster
VERNAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.
Английский словарь Webster
SWEET — (superl.) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; …
Английский словарь Webster
VERNAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET — ( superl. ) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERNAL — — vernally , adv. /verr"nl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to spring: vernal sunshine. 2. appearing or occurring in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET — — sweetly , adv. — sweetness , n. /sweet/ , adj., sweeter, sweetest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASS — — grassless , adj. — grasslike , adj. — grassward, grasswards , adv. adj. /gras, grahs/ , n. 1. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASS — v. cover with grass; feed grass to livestock; produce grass; inform on (British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWEET — I. ˈswēt adjective Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRASS — I. ˈgras noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; akin to Old High German gras …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VERNAL — adjective Etymology: Latin vernalis, alteration of vernus, from ver spring; akin to Greek ear spring, Sanskrit vasanta Date: 1530 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VERNAL — adj fig.: belonging to youth, the spring of life. 2. vernal ·adj of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in …
Webster English vocab
SWEET — adv sweetly. 2. sweet ·vt to sweeten. 3. sweet ·noun confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, ·etc. 4. sweet ·noun home-made wines, cordials, …
Webster English vocab
GRASS — vi to produce grass. 2. grass ·noun the season of fresh grass; spring. 3. grass ·vt to cover with grass …
Webster English vocab
SWEET — [sweet] adj [ME swete, fr. OE swete; akin to OHG suozi sweet, L suadere to urge, suavis sweet, Gk hedys] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRASS — [grass] n, often attrib [ME gras, fr. OE graes; akin to OHG gras grass, OE growan to grow] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VERNAL — city, seat (1880) of Uintah county, northeastern Utah, U.S. The city lies along Ashley Creek, a small tributary of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
VERNAL — vernal BrE AmE ˈvɜːn ə l AmE \ ˈvɝːn ə l ▷ vernal|ly i ▶ ˌ vernal ˈ equinox BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEET — sweet, Sweet BrE AmE swiːt ▷ sweeter ˈswiːt ə AmE ˈswiːt̬ ə r ▷ sweetest ˈswiːt ɪst -əst AmE ˈswiːt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASS — grass, Grass BrE AmE ɡrɑːs § ɡræs AmE ɡræs —German [ ɡras ] ▷ grassed ɡrɑːst § ɡræst AmE ɡræst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VERNAL — / ˈvɜːnl; NAmE ˈvɜːrnl/ adjective [ only before noun ] ( formal or literary ) connected with the season of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASS — / grɑːs; NAmE græs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a common wild plant with narrow green …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VERNAL — ver ‧ nal /ˈvɜːnl $ ˈvɜːrnl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] literary technical [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRASS — I. grass 1 S2 W2 /ɡrɑːs $ ɡræs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: græs ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VERNAL — adj. of, in, or appropriate to spring (vernal equinox; vernal breezes). øvernal grass a sweet-scented European grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, grown …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRASS — n. & v. --n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VERNAL — adj. of, in, or appropriate to spring (vernal equinox; vernal breezes). vernal grass a sweet-scented European grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, grown …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEET — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRASS — n. & v. n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VERNAL — adj. of, in, or appropriate to spring (vernal equinox; vernal breezes). Phrases and idioms: vernal grass a sweet-scented European grass, …
Oxford English vocab
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Oxford English vocab
GRASS — n. & v. --n. 1. a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten …
Oxford English vocab
SWEET — ( sweeter, sweetest, sweets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Sweet food …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASS — ( grasses, grassing, grassed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Grass is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sweet smell ▪ She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRASS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES artificial grass ▪ artificial grass tennis courts dry grass ▪ There had been no …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VERNAL — [adjective] [before noun] - relating to or happening in the springvernal celebrations/flowersthe vernal seasonThe vernal equinox is the time in …
Cambridge English vocab
SWEET
Cambridge English vocab
SWEET — n. sweet marjoram sweet pea sweet potato sweet William
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRASS — n. bear grass bent grass couch grass quack grass Grass Günter Wilhelm
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRASS — Synonyms and related words : Bengal grass, DET, DMT, English rye grass, Italian rye grass, Kentucky bluegrass, LSD, Mary Jane, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VERNAL — adj. Function: adjective of, relating to, or resembling the spring of the year FF1C; vernal sunshine FF1E; Synonyms: spring, springlike
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
VERNAL — adjective of, relating to, or resembling the spring of the year vernal sunshine Synonyms: spring, springlike
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRASS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ coarse , rough , thick ▪ soft ▪ lush ▪ long , tall ▪ short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SWEET — n. 25B6; adjective sweet biscuits : SUGARY, sweetened, saccharine; sugared, honeyed, candied, glacé; sickly, cloying. the sweet scent of roses …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRASS — n. 25B6; noun he sat down on the grass : TURF, sod; lawn, green. See list. (informal) they smoked grass. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEET — adj. 1 sugary, honey-like, honeyed, sweetened Sweet breakfast cereals are bad for your teeth 2 fragrant, perfumed, scented, aromatic, ambrosial, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VERNAL — прил. 1) весенний Syn : spring 2) молодой, свежий (специальное) весенний - * season весна - * bloom /blossoms/ вешний …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEET — 1. прил. 1) а) сладкий Syn : honeyed, honied б) прям. перен. слащавый, приторный; сентиментальный в) приятный, ласковый; любимый, милый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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