Kentucky bluegrass

American  

noun

1. a grass, Poa pratensis, of the Mississippi valley, used for pasturage and lawns.

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Kentucky bluegrass British  

noun

1. a Eurasian grass, Poa pratensis, grown for forage and naturalized throughout North America

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Etymology

Origin of Kentucky bluegrass

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Even when Tucker creamed Arshdeep to the boundary, the outfield - Kentucky bluegrass which had been grown on a farm in New Jersey - meant it barely dribbled over.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

The Green Bay Packers’ Lambeau Field in Wisconsin has featured Kentucky bluegrass sod weaved in with synthetic fibers since 2018.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

Kentucky bluegrass, a common lawn grass, draws carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Green Bay’s Lambeau Field uses a polyethylene-based SISGrass in which synthetic fibers are stitched together with natural Kentucky bluegrass, and Rodgers wasn’t hopeful that there would be a switch to natural grass any time soon.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022

Mrs. Pontellier talked about her father’s Mississippi plantation and her girlhood home in the old Kentucky bluegrass country.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin