johnson grass

John·son grass

J j

Definitions of johnson grass words

noun johnson grass a sorghum, Sorghum halepense, that spreads by creeping rhizomes, grown for fodder. 1
noun johnson grass a persistent perennial Mediterranean grass, Sorghum halepense, cultivated for hay and pasture in the US where it also grows as a weed 0
noun johnson grass a forage and pasture grass (Sorghum halepense), widespread in the S U.S., often as a weed 0
noun johnson grass A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85, Americanism; named after William Johnson, American agriculturist who first planted it in 1840

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?