Cotton Grass

Cotton Grass
COTTON GRASS
The downy bristles, or so-called fibres of the grass-like sedge - Eriophorum latifolium - which grows on the bogs and marshes of the hilly districts of England. Attempts have been made to use the fibres, which are not spirally twisted, for spinning of yarns, but without success. Examples of cloth made from the fibre are to be seen in Kew Gardens.

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  • Cotton grass — Cotton Cot ton (k[o^]t t n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cotton grass — n. any of a genus (Eriophorum) of grasslike plants of the sedge family, with flower heads resembling tufts of cotton, common in northern bogs …   English World dictionary

  • cotton grass — noun any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes • Syn: ↑cotton rush • Hypernyms: ↑sedge • Hyponyms: ↑common cotton grass, ↑Eriophorum angustifolium • …   Useful english dictionary

  • cotton-grass — švylys statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Viksvuoliniai – Cyperaceae Juss. atitikmenys: lot. Eriophorum angl. cotton grass; cottonsedge vok. Mitzker; Wollgras rus. пушица lenk. wełnianka …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • cotton grass — cot′ton grass n. pln any rushlike plant constituting the genus Eriophorum, of the sedge family, common in swampy places and bearing spikes resembling tufts of cotton • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • cotton grass — any rushlike plant constituting the genus Eriophorum, of the sedge family, common in swampy places and bearing spikes resembling tufts of cotton. [1590 1600; so called from its cottonlike heads] * * * …   Universalium

  • cotton grass — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Eriophorum) of sedges with tufted spikes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cotton grass — noun a sedge producing tufts of long white silky hairs which aid in the dispersal of the seeds. [Genus Eriophorum.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • cotton-grass — …   Useful english dictionary

  • common cotton-grass — siauralapis švylys statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Eriophorum angustifolium angl. common cotton grass; narrow leaved cotton grass vok. schmalblättriges Wollgras; Torf Wollgras; wilde Baumwolle rus. пушица многоколосковая; пушица… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • narrow-leaved cotton-grass — siauralapis švylys statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Eriophorum angustifolium angl. common cotton grass; narrow leaved cotton grass vok. schmalblättriges Wollgras; Torf Wollgras; wilde Baumwolle rus. пушица многоколосковая; пушица… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

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