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Definition of Agrostis vulgaris
Agrostis vulgaris Agrostis A*gros"tis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A genus of grasses, including species called in common
language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis
vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.
Agrostis vulgaris Bent Bent, n. [AS. beonet; akin to OHG. pinuz, G. binse, rush,
bent grass; of unknown origin.]
1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
His spear a bent, both stiff and strong. --Drayton.
2. (Bot.) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis
vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other
grasses, esp. in America.
3. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
[Obs.] --Wright.
Bowmen bickered upon the bent. --Chevy Chase.
