Obs. exc. dial. Also ever. [Of unknown origin; some have suggested adoption of F. ivraie darnel, Lolium temulentum; the forms of the Eng. word, however, seem to forbid this.]
Rye grass (Lolium perenne).
1732. De Foe, Tour Gt. Brit. (1769), I. 359. Clover, Eaver, and Trefoil Grass.
1796. W. Marshall, West of Eng., Gloss. Eaver, lolium perenne, ray-grass.
1880. East Cornwall Gloss. (E. D. S.), Eaver, in some parts pronounced Hayver. The grass, Lolium perenne.
