canary grass

See also: canarygrass

English

canary grass

Noun

canary grass (countable and uncountable, plural canary grasses)

1. Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.
2. Any grass of genus Phalaris.

Translations

Phalaris canariensis

• Catalan: escaiola (ca) f
• Chinese: 金絲雀虉草 / 金丝雀𬟁草 (jīnsīquè yìcǎo)
• Finnish: kanarianhelpi (fi)
• French: alpiste (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: φαλαρίς f (phalarís)

• Norman: canârie f
• Polish: kanar (pl) m, mielec m mozga f, ostrzyca f
• Portuguese: alpiste m, alpista f (Portugal)
• Romanian: iarba-cănărașului (ro) f
• Russian: канаре́ечник (ru) m (kanaréječnik)
• Spanish: alpiste (es) m

References

• canary grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phalaris canariensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phalaris canariensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phalaris canariensis at GrassBase