meadow grass

noun

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

Nearby words

meadow, meadow beauty, meadow bird, meadow dermatitis, meadow fescue, meadow grass, meadow lily, meadow mouse, meadow mushroom, meadow nematode, meadow parsnip

Origin of meadow grass

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

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Examples from the Web for meadow grass

This is what happens in the daytime, when the hot summer sun has turned the meadow-grass a golden brown.
Byways of Ghost-Land|Elliott O'Donnell
It belongs to the English meadow-grass, but grows here to a larger size; it does not appear to be a good pasture-grass.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X|Various
Even the meadow-grass in some places was killed to the very roots.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
The lodges of the Cenis, forty or fifty feet high, and covered with a thatch of meadow-grass, looked like huge bee-hives.
La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West|Francis Parkman

Adone had eyes, but they saw other things than a little maiden in the meadow-grass.
The Waters of Edera|Louise de la Rame, a.k.a. Ouida

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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meadow grass

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for meadow grass

meadow grass

noun