June grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of June grass
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The thick June grass was coated with dew.
From Literature
Food for snakes that lurked in the long June grass.
From Literature
By piercing potatoes, carrots, etc., quack-grass, June grass, Bermuda grass are sometimes carried to other fields or farms where the tubers and roots are planted.
From Project Gutenberg
And still he stood, waiting, in the long, scented June grass, with a feeling of further expectancy.
From Project Gutenberg
More feathers slowly drifted down to dot the fresh June grass with white.
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