meadow grass

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noun

any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.

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Origin of meadow grass

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Words nearby meadow grass

meadow, meadow beauty, meadow bird, meadow dermatitis, meadow fescue, meadow grass, meadowland, meadowlark, meadow lily, meadow mouse, meadow mushroom

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How to use meadow grass in a sentence

I noticed the rusting, yellow toy truck beneath the cabin that my boys played with when they were barely taller than the meadow grass.
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The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
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A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
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Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
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I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
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As they passed the runway, bullets shot up from the tall grass, puncturing a fuel tank.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
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And Mr. Meadow Mouse often remarked that it had more halls than any other dwelling he had ever seen.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
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The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.
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British Dictionary definitions for meadow grass

meadow grass

noun

a perennial grass, Poa pratensis, that has erect hairless leaves and grows in meadows and similar places in N temperate regions

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