timothy

See also: Timothy

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Etymology

Named after Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪməθi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪməθi
  • Hyphenation: tim‧o‧thy

Noun

timothy (usually uncountable, plural timothies)

  1. Phleum pratense, timothy-grass, native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.
  2. Phleum alpinum, mountain timothy, native to North America.
  3. Other species of genus Phleum.

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