meadow grass

American  

noun

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

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meadow grass British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of meadow grass

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

Even more surprising, two temperate plant species from the Northern Hemisphere, annual meadow grass and mouse-ear chickweed, colonised sites faster than any other species.

From Science Daily

It allowed people in the Tibetan Plateau's most extreme environments to turn the energy locked inside alpine meadow grasses into a protein-rich, nutritional food that was endlessly renewable — because animals weren't killed to acquire it.

From Salon

“Early hunter-gatherers chased down grassland animals. The things we eat like wheat, rice and corn are meadow grasses,” he says.

From Seattle Times

Tall meadow grasses, succulents and other low-water plantings practically spill onto the sidewalk and make the site feel tranquil and inviting.

From New York Times

In Central Russia, where typical meadow grasses are much shorter, it quickly overpowers all local species.

From New York Times