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☆ blue·grass (-gras′)
noun
- any of a large genus (Poa) of temperate and arctic forage grasses characterized by a bluish-green color
Etymology: orig. in name of a band led by B. Monroe (c. 1945)
a kind of Southern string-band music characterized by bluesy harmonies, rapid tempos, and an overall high-pitched vocal and instrumental sound
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