"Johnson grass" meaning in All languages combined

See Johnson grass on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Johnson grasses [plural]
Etymology: Named after an Alabama plantation owner, Colonel William Johnson, who sowed its seeds on river-bottom farmland circa 1840. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Johnson grass (countable and uncountable, plural Johnson grasses)
  1. A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Andropogoneae tribe grasses Synonyms: Aleppo grass, Means grass

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