June grass

American  

noun

1. Kentucky bluegrass.

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Etymology

Origin of June grass

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

The thick June grass was coated with dew.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Food for snakes that lurked in the long June grass.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Another is in planting them in June grass sod, a sod that will not wet down one inch in a rain that lasts twenty-four hours.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

He saw no one on the way there, but when he reached the level spot, rich with June grass, he saw that it had had visitors during the day.

From The Boy Scout Camera Club, or, the Confession of a Photograph by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

More feathers slowly drifted down to dot the fresh June grass with white.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert