timothy

Any of several grasses of the genus Phleum, especially P. pratense, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, which has a dense cylindrical inflorescence of compressed, one-flowered spikelets and is widely cultivated for hay.

Same as timothy-grass.

A disciple and companion of St. Paul. He was the son of a Greek and a Jewess, and his home was either at Derbe, or Lystra in Lycaonia. Paul set him apart as a minister of the new gospel, and after preaching in Macedonia and Achaia, he went, at Paul’s request to Ephesus, and accompanied the apostle to Jerusalem. It was to him that the two epistles to Timothy were addressed by the apostle Paul. According to tradition, Timothy suffered martyrdom under Domitian.

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.

Any of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses, of the genus Phleum, native to Europe, Asia and North Africa, with one species (P. alpinum) also in North and South America, widely cultivated as a fodder plant.

a grass grown for hay

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus