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whitetop

noun

Definition of whitetop 

1a(1) : a redtop (Agrostis alba)

(2) : a grass (Fluminea festucacea) of northwestern North America that is an important source of food for wild birds

(3) or less commonly white topped grass : any of several grasses of the genus Danthonia (especially D. pilosa)

b : fleabane

c : any of several Australian eucalypts especially : a widely distributed blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis)

d : hoary cress

2 : a covered wagon with a white top

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First Known Use of whitetop

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

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