English Explanatory Dictionary

Johnson grass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious.

Word forms

Johnson grass Johnson grasses

Etymology

Named after an Alabama plantation owner, Colonel William Johnson, who sowed its seeds on river-bottom farmland circa 1840.

Synonyms

Aleppo grass Means grass
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