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Kentucky bluegrass

American

noun

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

Kentucky bluegrass British

noun

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

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Kentucky bluegrass

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

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

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

The queen even attended America’s greatest horse race, the Kentucky Derby, in 2007 while visiting the heart of U.S. racing in Kentucky bluegrass country.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

Kentucky bluegrass adds a touch of green to the dusty Northern Utah landscape, an area with little summer rainfall.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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

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