Johnson grass
a sorghum, sorghum halepense, that spreads by creeping rhizomes, grown for fodder.
historical examples
some recommend that the old orchard be seeded to gr-ss (bermuda or johnson gr-ss) and used as a pasture.
the pecan and its culture h. harold hume
noun
a persistent perennial mediterranean gr-ss, sorghum halepense, cultivated for hay and pasture in the us where it also grows as a weed see also sorghum
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