TIMOTHY Definition & Meaning

timothy

or tim·othy grass

[ tim-uh-thee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural timothies.

a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.

Timothy

[ tim-uh-thee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed two Epistles.
either of these Epistles, I Timothy or II Timothy. : I Tim., II Tim.
a male given name.

Timothy

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noun

Timothy, SaintMJewishRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: saint Saint. a disciple of Paul, who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus. Feast day: Jan 26 or 22
either of the two books addressed to him (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Timothy ), containing advice on pastoral matters

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Origin of timothy¹

First recorded in 1730–40; named after Timothy Hanson, American farmer who cultivated it in the early 18th century

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They just kept feeding her a typical hippo diet of 20 pounds of timothy hay, five pounds of grain, and 20 pounds of produce, the magazine reported.

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Currently, the only approved tablets are for allergies to dust mites, ragweed and northern pasture grasses like timothy, although more tablets are being tested in clinical studies.

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They grow carrots for seed, Kentucky bluegrass for seed, wheat for seed and timothy hay on 1,250 acres near Culver.

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His team showed that mRNA-based immunization can completely protect mice from developing allergies against timothy grass, a common cause of hay fever9.

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Black Angus and red-brown Hereford cows grazed in a golden pasture of timothy grass.

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