rye-grass

British  

noun

1. any of various grasses of the genus Lolium , esp L. perenne , native to Europe, N Africa, and Asia and widely cultivated as forage crops. They have a flattened flower spike and hairless leaves

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Example Sentences

There are no green bits, whatever those candied fruits are that masquerade in that not-found-in-nature shade of rye-grass green.

From Salon

It was now very late in the night, and he was very tired, so he crept into a large bunch of rye-grass to hide and sleep for the night.

From Project Gutenberg

What I never observed before, the rye-grass, or coarse bent, suffered more than the clover.

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This diminutive bird braves the coldest Winter, and during that season feeds on the seeds of long rye-grass, but in Summer on insects and berries.

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They pressed through a bower of roses, beneath a tangle of creepers, through tall rye-grass, and as they advanced the great voice came more strongly to their ears.

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