'Canary grass' definitions:
Definition of 'canary grass'
From: WordNet
noun
Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds [syn: canary grass, birdseed grass, Phalaris canariensis]
Definition of 'Canary grass'
From: GCIDE
- Canary \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone. [1913 Webster]
- Canary grass, a grass of the genus Phalaris ({Phalaris Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
- Canary stone (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird.
- Canary wood, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea Indica} and Persea Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
- Canary vine. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird. [1913 Webster]