REED CANARY GRASS

Meaning of REED CANARY GRASS in English

noun

: a perennial grass ( Phalaris arundinaceae ) occurring commonly in marshy meadows and ditches of Europe and No. America, used in some areas for forage, and having broad leaves and narrow dense panicles — called also lady's-laces

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REED CANARY GRASS. — See under canary grass . [ 1750-60 ]
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REED CANARY GRASS — см. painted grass
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REED CANARY GRASS — см. painted grass
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CANARY — noun (plural canaries) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 a Canary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REED — I In botany, any of several species of large aquatic Phragmites (family Poaceae, or Gramineae). The common, or water, reed …
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
CANARY — Popular cage bird ( Serinus canaria ; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Английский словарь Британика
REED — I. ˈrēd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rede, reod, from Old English hrēod; akin to …
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GRASS — I. ˈgras, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; …
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CANARY — I. kəˈnerē, -ˈeə-, -ˈa(a)(ə)-, -ˈā-, -ri noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle French …
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CANARY — (v. i.) To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
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CANARY — (n.) A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
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CANARY — (n.) A canary bird.
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CANARY — (n.) Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
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CANARY — (a.) Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
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CANARY — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
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CANARY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REED — — reedlike , adj. /reed/ , n. 1. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASS — — grassless , adj. — grasslike , adj. — grassward, grasswards , adv. adj. /gras, grahs/ , n. 1. any …
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CANARY — /keuh nair"ee/ , n. , pl. canaries , adj. n. 1. any of several Old World finches of the genus …
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GRASS — v. cover with grass; feed grass to livestock; produce grass; inform on (British Slang)
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REED — I. ˈrēd noun Etymology: Middle English rede, from Old English hrēod; akin to Old High German hriot reed Date: before …
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
CANARY — noun ( plural ca·nar·ies ) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REED — adj red. 2. reed ·noun an arrow, as made of a reed. 3. reed ·noun straw prepared for thatching a …
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
CANARY — noun a canary bird. 2. canary ·noun a quick and lively dance. 3. canary ·noun wine made in the canary …
Webster English vocab
CANARY — ■ noun ( plural canaries ) 1》 a bright yellow finch with a melodious song, popular as a cage bird. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REED — [reed] n [ME rede, fr. OE hreod; akin to OHG hriot reed] (bef. 12c) 1 a: any of various tall …
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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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CANARY — [ca.nary] n, pl ca.nar.ies [MF canarie, fr. OSp canario, fr. Islas Canarias Canary Islands] (1584) 1: a Canary Islands usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REED — Common reed (Phragmites australis) in botany, any of several species of large aquatic grasses, especially the four species constituting the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANARY — (species Serinus canaria), popular cage bird of the family Carduelidae (order Passeriformes). It owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Britannica English vocabulary
REED — reed, Reed BrE AmE riːd ▷ reeded ˈriːd ɪd -əd ▷ reeding/s ˈriːd ɪŋ/z ▷ reeds riːdz ▶ ˈ reed …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASS — grass, Grass BrE AmE ɡrɑːs § ɡræs AmE ɡræs —German [ ɡras ] ▷ grassed ɡrɑːst § ɡræst AmE ɡræst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASS — / grɑːs; NAmE græs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a common wild plant with narrow green …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANARY — / kəˈneəri; NAmE -ˈneri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REED — I. Reed, Oliver BrE AmE (1938–99) a British actor known especially for drinking alcohol and for his wild uncontrolled behaviour. …
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
REED — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of various water or marsh plants with a firm stem, esp. of the …
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
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REED — n. & v. n. 1 a any of various water or marsh plants with a firm stem, esp. of the …
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
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
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REED — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a any of various water or marsh plants with a firm stem, esp. of …
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
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Oxford English vocab
REED — ( reeds) 1. Reeds are tall plants that grow in large groups in shallow water or on ground that is …
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 …
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REED — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN bed ▪ The reed beds cost £5 million to develop and cover 12 acres …
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
CANARY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But canaries are idiots of smell and wizards of hearing and love. ▪ Glancing up, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REED — [noun] [C] - (the hollow stem of) any of various types of tall stiff grass-like plants growing together in groups …
Cambridge English vocab
REED — n. reed organ reed instrument Reed John Reed Sir Carol Reed Thomas Brackett Reed Walter Reed Willis Reeds Plain of
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REED — n. In botany, any of several species of large aquatic grasses , especially the four species in the genus Phragmites …
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GRASS — n. bear grass bent grass couch grass quack grass Grass Günter Wilhelm
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANARY — n. Popular cage bird ( Serinus canaria ; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REED — Synonyms and related words : English horn, Pandean pipe, adjutage, aerophone, aftergrass, anthrophore, arrow, arrowhead, aulos, axis, bamboo, barb, basset …
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
CANARY — See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY or LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY.
Slang English vocab
GRASS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ coarse , rough , thick ▪ soft ▪ lush ▪ long , tall ▪ short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
REED — I . Carol Reed (1906–76) an English film director best remembered for his film of the Graham Greene novel The …
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