wild rye
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wild rye
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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Canyon Prince wild rye, Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022
They also are restoring burned areas with native plants, including coastal sagebrush species and giant wild rye.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2019
The park has 335 acres of green space seeded with fescue, bluestem, wild rye and other native grasses.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2014
A Canadian wild rye, new as a forage crop, promises heavier yields than the common meadow grass.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few poppies here and there among the wild rye floated scarlet in sunshine like blood-drops on green water.
From The Trespasser by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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