rough bluegrass

noun

: a forage grass (Poa trivialis) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is naturalized in North America

Examples of rough bluegrass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, the grasses that can tolerate shade the most are fine fescue, rough bluegrass, and colonial bentgrass. oregonlive, 18 June 2023 Also, rough bluegrass will not do well in the summer unless it is irrigated some. oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rough bluegrass was circa 1925

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“Rough bluegrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20bluegrass. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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