Yorkshire fog

noun

A tall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus, sometimes used as forage.

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midge grassvelvetgrassYorkshire whitevelvet grassHolcus lanatus

Meanings

nounYorkshire fog (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus, sometimes used as forage.

    Synonyms: midge grass, velvetgrass, Yorkshire white

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus, sometimes used as forage.

More synonyms by meaning

nountall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage

Similar
velvet grassHolcus lanatus
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish karvamesiheinä
  • karvamesiheinäall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus
German Wolliges Honiggras
  • Wolliges Honiggrasall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus
Irish féar an chinn bháin
  • féar an chinn bháinall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus
Italian bambagiona
  • bambagionaall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus
Romanian flocoșică
  • flocoșicăall, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus
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APA

Yorkshire fog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkshire%20fog

MLA

“Yorkshire fog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkshire%20fog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yorkshire fog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkshire%20fog.

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