any of a genus (Lolium) of annual or short-lived perennial grasses, often grown for lawns or as forage
ryegrass
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ryegrass
or rye grass
noun
Any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, native to Eurasia and often used for forage or for stabilizing soil.
Origin of ryegrass
Alteration of raygrass ray darnel ( from Middle English rai ) ( perhaps alteration of Old French ivraie ) ( from Latin ēbriāca ) ( from feminine of ēbriācus drunk (from the plant's effects if ingested) ) ( from ēbrius ; see inebriate . ) grassTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural ryegrasses)
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