ryegrass
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ryegrass — ► NOUN ▪ a grass used for fodder and lawns. ORIGIN alteration of obsolete ray grass, of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
ryegrass — [rī′gras΄, rī′gräs΄] n. any of a genus (Lolium) of annual or short lived perennial grasses, often grown for lawns or as forage … English World dictionary
Ryegrass — Taxobox name = Ryegrass image width = 250px image caption = Perennial Ryegrass ( Lolium perenne ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Lolium genus authority = L. subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
ryegrass — /ruy gras , grahs /, n. any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass), grown for forage in the U.S. [1740 50; RYE1 + GRASS] * * * ▪ plant any of about 10 species constituting the genus Lolium… … Universalium
Ryegrass bunt — Taxobox name = Tilletia walkeri regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota subdivisio = Ustilaginomycotina classis = Ustilaginomycetes ordo = Ustilaginales familia = Tilletiaceae genus = Tilletia species = Tilletia walkeri Ryegrass bunt is a fungal… … Wikipedia
ryegrass — noun Date: 1712 any of several grasses (genus Lolium); especially either of two grasses (L. perenne and L. multiflorum) that are used as lawn and pasture grasses and as cover crops … New Collegiate Dictionary
ryegrass — rye|grass [ˈraıgra:s US græs] n [U] a type of grass that is grown as food for animals … Dictionary of contemporary English
ryegrass — see rye grass … English dictionary
ryegrass — noun a grass used for fodder and lawns. [Genus Lolium: several species, in particular L. perenne.] Origin C18: alt. of obs. ray grass, of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
ryegrass — noun (U) a type of grass that is grown as food for animals … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
