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
The result: knee-high waves of goldenrod, aster, orchard grass and fleabane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pollen blew from sycamore trees in Southern California, from orchard grass in Tennessee, from the oaks of New England.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this her rustic pride came suddenly between them, and withdrawing her arm from his clasp, she stepped out of the bridle path into the wet orchard grass that surrounded them.
From The Miller Of Old Church by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
What hues the sunlight had, how rich the shadows were, The blue and tangled shadows dropped from the crusted branches Of the warped apple-trees upon the orchard grass.
From Poems - First Series by Squire, J. C. (John Collings)
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