hven

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Swedish

Noun

hven

  1. Obsolete spelling of ven (bentgrass, grass of the genus Agrostis).
    • 1895, Berättelse öfver skadeinsekters uppträdande i Finland ..., page 8:
      [] i detta afseende närmare undersökta grässlag: ängskafle (Alopecurus pratensis L.), timotej (Phleum pratense L.), ängshafre (Avena pratensis L.), ängsgröe (Poa pratensis L.), betesgröe (P. trivialis L.), allmän hven (Agrostis vulgaris With.) []
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    • 1897, Svenska mosskulturföreningens tidskrift, volumes 11-12, page 165:
      Värdefull är äfven Agrostis alba, [] . Gröearterna böra tillsammans med hven bilda låggräsen, ängssvingeln det hufvudsakliga höggräset.
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