timothy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
    herd's grass; Phleum pratense.
  2. noun a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus
  3. noun a grass grown for hay

WordNet

Tim"o*thy, Tim"o*thy grass` noun (Also<
  • Timothy
  • Timothy grass
)
Etymology
From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) 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.

Webster 1913