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A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
SPIKE
n.
A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy.
n.
Spike lavender. See Lavender.
v. t.
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.
n.
A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise.
n.
The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus.)
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order (Valerianaccae) of which the valerian is the type. The order includes also the corn salads and the oriental spikenard.
a.
Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass like barley.
n.
Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
n.
A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass.
n.
The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
n.
A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.
v. t.
To set or furnish with spikes.
v. t.
To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.
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a.
Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes.
n.
An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India.
v. t.
To fix on a spike.
n.
A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover.
v. t.
To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon.
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