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ryegrass Definition

rye·grass (-gras′, -gräs′)

noun

any of a genus (Lolium) of annual or short-lived perennial grasses, often grown for lawns or as forage
ryegrass Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • dominate: Some of the pastures are sown grasslands dominated by ryegrass and few other species - low biodiversity is in-built.

Converse of object

  • contain: Having determined that the area under consideration does not contain ryegrass the second consideration is the age of the sward.
  • include: This mix includes a dwarf ryegrass to increase the hardiness of the sward.

Adjective modifier

  • perennial: Sheep and cattle given a free choice between perennial ryegrass and white clover tend to select a mixed diet with perhaps two thirds clover.
  • Italian: Italian ryegrass is one of the most important forage grasses in temperate regions.
  • rigid: Current status The first documented case of glyphosate resistance was reported in 1996 involving rigid ryegrass in Australia.
  • hybrid: Italian or hybrid ryegrass may be sown alone ( for short term swards ) or with perennial ryegrass.

Modifies a noun

  • sward: Grass silage containing 296 g VCDM per kg FW was produced from the primary growth of a perennial ryegrass sward.
  • plant: Similarly a raised height of cut ( e.g. on a winter sports pitch will help the ryegrass plant population to dominate ).
  • ley: Very small losses were found under a vigorously growing Italian ryegrass ley.
  • mosaic: Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequencing of a South African isolate of ryegrass mosaic virus and in vitro expression of the coat protein gene.
  • virus: Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequencing of a South African isolate of ryegrass mosaic virus and in vitro expression of the coat protein gene.
  • population: Similarly a raised height of cut ( e.g. on a winter sports pitch will help the ryegrass plant population to dominate ).

Noun used with modifier

  • dwarf: This mix includes a dwarf ryegrass to increase the hardiness of the sward.
  • %: Contains 70 % amenity ryegrass and 30 % creeping red fescue.

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