orchard grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of orchard grass
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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On a wagon ride from the Pittsfield train station, Melville scribbled the names of all the grasses he knew: redtop, ribbon grass, finger grass, orchard grass, hair grass.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 22, 2019
Pollen blew from sycamore trees in Southern California, from orchard grass in Tennessee, from the oaks of New England.
From Time Magazine Archive
The result: knee-high waves of goldenrod, aster, orchard grass and fleabane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon the black coat, black vest, black breeches, black stockings, black boots, and black hat lay in a pile of sable raiment on the orchard grass.
From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
"They light the way to dusty death," he sputtered, over and over again, when he had left Browning to Michael and flung himself face downward in the orchard grass.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton
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