ryegrass

[ rahy-gras, -grahs ]
/ ˈraɪˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

noun

any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass), grown for forage in the U.S.

Origin of ryegrass

First recorded in 1740–50; rye1 + grass

Words nearby ryegrass

rye, rye bread, rye whiskey, rye-brome, rye-grass, ryegrass, ryeland, ryle, rynd, ryobu shinto, ryojunko

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British Dictionary definitions for rye-grass

rye-grass

noun

any of various grasses of the genus Lolium, esp L. perenne, native to Europe, N Africa, and Asia and widely cultivated as forage crops. They have a flattened flower spike and hairless leaves