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redtop
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redtop, n.
A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris ) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also English grass , and in some localities herd's grass . See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides . [1913 Webster]
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