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

Food for snakes that lurked in the long June grass.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The thick June grass was coated with dew.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

It is readily distinguished from June grass by its having a rough sheath, while the latter has a smooth one, and by having a fibrous root, while the root of the other is creeping.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

In the dry, hot weeks of July and August, June grass rests and the Bermuda, which continues to spread, assumes control of the lawn, with but little of the June grass in sight.

From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)

And still he stood, waiting, in the long, scented June grass, with a feeling of further expectancy.

From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller