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Definition of English ryegrass
1. Noun. European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass.
Lexicographical Neighbors of English Ryegrass
Literary usage of English ryegrass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forage Crops in Denmark: The Feeding Value of Roots, Selected Strains of by Harold Faber (1920)
"But it was inferior to the home grown English ryegrass. This had a germination
of 96 to 98 per cent., while that of the Irish seed was 10 to 20 per cent. ..."
2. Meadows and Pastures by Joseph Elwyn Wing (1911)
"Among the very best for western Oregon are English ryegrass, Italian ryegrass,
orchard grass and meadow fescue. These are the best for both pasture and hay. ..."
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