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
We shall probably have to put down early cut hay with the flavor of June grass in it as an essential part of the winter rations for first-class butter.
From The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
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)
In the spring and for six weeks in autumn, when moisture usually abounds and the weather is cool, June grass thrives and little else is seen.
From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)
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