June grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of June grass
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
The heavy man was plodding slowly along the path, the four boys frisking around him in the tall June grass like puppies.
From Together by Herrick, Robert
Two grasses in fierce contention.—In growing a lawn at the Michigan Agricultural College, a little Bermuda grass was scattered with June grass, and the struggle has been most interesting.
From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)
More feathers slowly drifted down to dot the fresh June grass with white.
From Shaman by Shea, Robert
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