'Agrostis scabra' definitions:

Definition of 'Agrostis scabra'

From: GCIDE
  • Flyaway grass \Flyaway grass\ (Bot.) The hair grass (Agrostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Agrostis scabra'

From: GCIDE
  • Hair grass \Hair" grass`\ (gr[.a]s`). (Bot.) A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia. [1913 Webster]