Definition of phalaris in English:

phalaris

noun ˈfalərɪs

Originally: canary grass (Phalaris canariensis). Later: (in form Phalaris) a genus of annual and perennial grasses native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, having flat leaves and compact panicles of one-flowered spikelets; (also phalaris) any grass of this genus, especially P. canariensis, P. arundinacea (reed canary grass or gardener's garters), and (Agriculture) P. aquatica, used as a drought-resistant forage grass, especially in Australia.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From classical Latin phalāris (also phalēris) canary grass or a similar grass from Hellenistic Greek ϕαλᾱρίς (Attic-Ionic ϕαληρίς) from Byzantine Greek (Doric) ϕαλᾱρός (compare Hellenistic Greek (Doric) ϕάλᾱρος, (Attic-Ionic) ϕάληρος) white, having a patch of white + -ις.

Definition of phalaris in US English:

phalaris

nounˈfalərɪs

Originally: canary grass (Phalaris canariensis). Later: (in form Phalaris) a genus of annual and perennial grasses native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, having flat leaves and compact panicles of one-flowered spikelets; (also phalaris) any grass of this genus, especially P. canariensis, P. arundinacea (reed canary grass or gardener's garters), and (Agriculture) P. aquatica, used as a drought-resistant forage grass, especially in Australia.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From classical Latin phalāris (also phalēris) canary grass or a similar grass from Hellenistic Greek ϕαλᾱρίς (Attic-Ionic ϕαληρίς) from Byzantine Greek (Doric) ϕαλᾱρός (compare Hellenistic Greek (Doric) ϕάλᾱρος, (Attic-Ionic) ϕάληρος) white, having a patch of white + -ις.

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释义	Definition of phalaris in English: phalaris noun ˈfalərɪs Originally: canary grass (Phalaris canariensis). Later: (in form Phalaris) a genus of annual and perennial grasses native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, having flat leaves and compact panicles of one-flowered spikelets; (also phalaris) any grass of this genus, especially P. canariensis, P. arundinacea (reed canary grass or gardener's garters), and (Agriculture) P. aquatica, used as a drought-resistant forage grass, especially in Australia. Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From classical Latin phalāris (also phalēris) canary grass or a similar grass from Hellenistic Greek ϕαλᾱρίς (Attic-Ionic ϕαληρίς) from Byzantine Greek (Doric) ϕαλᾱρός (compare Hellenistic Greek (Doric) ϕάλᾱρος, (Attic-Ionic) ϕάληρος) white, having a patch of white + -ις. Definition of phalaris in US English: phalaris nounˈfalərɪs Originally: canary grass (Phalaris canariensis). Later: (in form Phalaris) a genus of annual and perennial grasses native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, having flat leaves and compact panicles of one-flowered spikelets; (also phalaris) any grass of this genus, especially P. canariensis, P. arundinacea (reed canary grass or gardener's garters), and (Agriculture) P. aquatica, used as a drought-resistant forage grass, especially in Australia. Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From classical Latin phalāris (also phalēris) canary grass or a similar grass from Hellenistic Greek ϕαλᾱρίς (Attic-Ionic ϕαληρίς) from Byzantine Greek (Doric) ϕαλᾱρός (compare Hellenistic Greek (Doric) ϕάλᾱρος, (Attic-Ionic) ϕάληρος) white, having a patch of white + -ις.
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