timothy

/ˈtɪməθi/

timothy

English Noun Top 8,851

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.6s

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.4s

Definition

Phleum pratense, timothy-grass, native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.

Etymology

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