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ryegrass

ryegrass noun: any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.

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.

ryegrass meaning in Persian

ryegrass in Persian

species of grasses
زیوان zivân, رغید raġid, شیلم šeylam

Synonyms of ryegrass

Forms of ryegrass

pluralryegrasses

Origin of ryegrass

From rye + grass. But compare English ray grass.

Words formed from ryegrass

Questions about ryegrass

What does ryegrass mean?
Ryegrass means any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
What is ryegrass in Persian?
Ryegrass in Persian is زیوان (zivân), رغید (raġid), شیلم (šeylam). See Ryegrass meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is ryegrass?
Ryegrass is a noun.
What is the plural of ryegrass?
The plural of ryegrass is ryegrasses.

Words near ryegrass in the dictionary

  1. Ryecroft
  2. Ryedale
  3. ryeflour
  4. Ryeford
  5. Ryegate
  6. ryegrass
  7. ryegrasses
  8. Ryehill
  9. ryelage
  10. Ryeland
  11. ryemeal

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