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rye-grass

rye-grass is the alternative spelling of ryegrass.

Meaning of ryegrass

Noun

ryegrass (countable and uncountable, plural ryegrasses)

  1. (countable) Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
    • Perennial ryegrass is an important species for lawn seed mixes.
    Synonyms:
    lolium
  2. (uncountable) A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field.
    • We seeded the meadow with ryegrass to provide better forage.

Forms of rye-grass

pluralrye-grasses

Questions about rye-grass

What is rye-grass the alternative spelling of?
Rye-grass is the alternative spelling of ryegrass.

Words near rye-grass in the dictionary

  1. Rye Park
  2. rye seed
  3. rye seeds
  4. rye wolf
  5. rye wolves
  6. rye-grass
  7. rye-grasses
  8. Rye-Rye
  9. rye-worm
  10. rye-worms
  11. ryebread

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