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fiorin

/ ˈfaɪərɪn /

noun

  1. a temperate perennial grass, Agrostis stolonifera Also calledcreeping bent grass See bent grass


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fiorin1

C19: from Irish Gaelic fiorthann wheat grass

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Example Sentences

It resembles young rye-grass more than any other English grass; the seed is much like fiorin seed: cattle are fond of it.

Here we are received by Dr. Richardson, the inventor of the fiorin-grass (or of some of its excellencies).

By the way, he is a chattering charlatan, and his fiorin a mere humbug.

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