wild rye

noun

any grass of the genus Elymus, somewhat resembling rye.

Origin of wild rye

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby wild rye

wild pumpkin, wild rice, wild rose, wild rosemary, wild rubber, wild rye, wild sarsaparilla, wild senna, wild service tree, wild silk, wild spaniard

Example sentences from the Web for wild rye

  • With the wild-rye are mixed bunch-grass, blue-joint, and quantities of the wild-pea vine.

    Two Years in Oregon |Wallis Nash

British Dictionary definitions for wild rye

wild rye

noun

any of various perennial grasses of the N temperate genus Elymus, resembling cultivated rye in having paired bristly ears or spikes and flat leaves