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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the name of several species of Poa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) A species of grass (
Poa compressa ) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass. - a species of grass (
Poa pratensis ) which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
bluegrass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various grasses of the genus Poa
- noun a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
- noun an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
- noun any of various grasses of the genus Poa
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