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Definition of Velvet grass

Velvet grass
Velvet Vel"vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and cf. Villous.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. Velvet crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also lady crab, and velvet fiddler. Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein. Velvet duck. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love. Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass. Velvet runner (Zo["o]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] Velvet scoter. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velvet duck, above. Velvet sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sponge.

Meaning of Velvet grass from wikipedia

- tufted gr****, and meadow soft gr****. In North America, where it is an invasive species, names include velvet gr**** and common velvet gr****. In parts...
- eastern China, Ryukyu Is Zoysia tenuifolia Thiele - mascarene gr****, Korean velvet gr**** Because they can tolerate wide variations in temperature, sunlight...
- Holcus (soft-gr**** or velvetgr****) is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the oat tribe within the gr**** family. Holcus species are used as food...
- The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. It originally comprised singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist...
- Holcus mollis, known as creeping soft gr**** or creeping velvet gr****, is a species of flowering plant in the gr**** family Poaceae. It is native to Europe...
- What the Women Live MBC Pacheonmu Queen Jeongsun KBS2 1991 Thief's Wife Velvet Gr**** of the Old Days 1992 Self-Portrait in Black 1993 January Pilot Do Jin-sook...
- vinyl by Gr**** Records; manufactured and distributed by Dutch East India Trading. The song "Mister Love" appears in identical form on the 1992 Velvet c****ette...
- predominant vegetation cover is the low, velvet gr**** akin to the English rat-tail gr****, known locally here as "gwur" gr****. It is a major ritual emblem of the...
- downy wood fern, velvet gr****, airplant, daisy fleabane, blackberry, lantana, banana poka, honeysuckle, yellow foxtail, and vasey gr****. Remya kauaiensis...
- ****anese pagoda that is surrounded by a koi pond. Zoysia tenuifolia (Korean velvet gr****) fills the garden, mounding itself around rocks and pavers. Rose Garden...