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wild rye

wild rye noun: any of the grasses of genera Elymus or Leymus.

Noun

wild rye (uncountable)

  1. Any of the grasses of genera Elymus or Leymus.

Words formed from wild rye

  • blue wild rye
  • Canada wild rye
  • giant wild rye
  • Macoun wild rye
  • northern wild rye
  • Russian wild rye
  • Virginia wild rye

Questions about wild rye

What does wild rye mean?
Wild rye means any of the grasses of genera Elymus or Leymus.
What part of speech is wild rye?
Wild rye is a noun.

Words near wild rye in the dictionary

  1. wild rices
  2. wild river
  3. wild rivers
  4. wild rue
  5. wild rues
  6. wild rye
  7. wild senna
  8. wild service tree
  9. wild service trees
  10. wild soursop
  11. wild soursops

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