SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS

Meaning of SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈȯ-gə-ˌstēn- ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Saint Augustine, Florida

Date: 1900

: a tropical perennial grass ( Stenotaphrum secundatum ) that has much-branched creeping stems and is used as a lawn grass and sand binder especially in the southern United States

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SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS — noun Etymology: probably from Saint Augustine, Florida Date: 1900 a tropical perennial grass ( Stenotaphrum secundatum ) that has much-branched …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS — -ˈȯgəˌstēn- noun Usage: usually capitalized S&A Etymology: after St. Augustine — more at augustinian 1. : a perennial much-branched creeping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS — Pronunciation: - ' o ̇ -g ə - ˌ st ē n- Function: noun Etymology: probably from Saint Augustine, Fla. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS — [saint au.gus.tine grass] n, often cap S&A [prob. fr. St. Augustine, Fla.] (1900): a perennial much-branched creeping grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS — (Stenotaphrum secundatum), low, mat-forming perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to central and southeastern North America and Central America …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
AUGUSTINE — Augustine, Saint :Roman priest. Sent by Pope Gregory I to convert the Anglo-Saxons, he became the first Archbishop of Canterbury …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
AUGUSTINE — I. biographical name Saint 354-430 church father; bishop of Hippo (396-430), II. biographical name also Austin Saint died 604 Apostle …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAINT
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
AUGUSTINE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Augustine of Hippo Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint De Voto Bernard Augustine Joyce James …
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
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
SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
Английский словарь Webster
AUGUSTINE — (n.) Alt. of Augustinian
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AUGUSTINE — ( n. ) Alt. of Augustinian
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
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
AUGUSTINE — /aw"geuh steen', aw gus"tin, euh gus"-/ , n. 1. Saint , A.D. 354-430, one of the Latin fathers in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRASS — v. cover with grass; feed grass to livestock; produce grass; inform on (British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AUGUSTINE — n. Saint Augustine (AD 354-430), one of the four Latin fathers of the early Christian Church, author, bishop of Hippo; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
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
AUGUSTINE — I. ˈȯ-gə-ˌstēn; ȯ-ˈgəs-tən, ə- biographical name Saint 354-430 church father; bishop of Hippo (396-430) II. biographical name also Aus·tin ˈȯs-tən, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
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
AUGUSTINE — noun ·alt. of augustinian.
Webster English vocab
AUGUSTINE — [ ɔ:'gʌstɪn ] ■ noun an Augustinian friar.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
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) …
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SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASS — grass, Grass BrE AmE ɡrɑːs § ɡræs AmE ɡræs —German [ ɡras ] ▷ grassed ɡrɑːst § ɡræst AmE ɡræst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AUGUSTINE — Augustine BrE AmE ɔː ˈɡʌst ɪn ə-, § - ə n AmE ˈɔːɡ ə stiːn ˈɑːɡ- (*)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
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
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
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
AUGUSTINE — I. Au ‧ gus ‧ tine, St 1 /ɔːˈɡʌstən, ɔːˈɡʌstɪn $ ˈɔːɡəstiːn/ BrE AmE ( also St Auˌgustine of ˈHippo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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
AUGUSTINE — n. an Augustinian friar. [ME f. OF augustin f. L Augustinus: see AUGUSTINIAN]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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
AUGUSTINE — n. an Augustinian friar. [ ME f. OF augustin f. L Augustinus: see AUGUSTINIAN ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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
AUGUSTINE — n. an Augustinian friar. Etymology: ME f. OF augustin f. L Augustinus: see AUGUSTINIAN
Oxford English vocab
SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
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
SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
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
SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
Cambridge English vocab
SAINT
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRASS — n. bear grass bent grass couch grass quack grass Grass Günter Wilhelm
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AUGUSTINE — n. Arne Thomas Augustine Augustine of Hippo Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint De Voto Bernard Augustine Joyce James Augustine Aloysius …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRASS — Synonyms and related words : Bengal grass, DET, DMT, English rye grass, Italian rye grass, Kentucky bluegrass, LSD, Mary Jane, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAINT — A piece of spoilt timber in a coach-maker's shop, like a saint, devoted to the flames. SAINT GEOFFREY'S DAY. Never, …
Slang English vocab
GRASS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ coarse , rough , thick ▪ soft ▪ lush ▪ long , tall ▪ short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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