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Definition of Kentucky blue
1. Noun. Valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures.
Group relationships: Genus Poa, Poa
Generic synonyms: Blue Grass, Bluegrass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kentucky Blue
Literary usage of Kentucky blue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"In adaptation, it differs from Kentucky blue-grass in its ability to grow on poor
and dry soil, and also in soils rather low in lime content. ..."
2. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Kentucky blue-grass is also known as June-grass, or simply as blue-grass. It has
been called smooth-stalked meadow- grass to distinguish it from ..."
3. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Kentucky blue-grass (Poa pratensis), — Kentucky blue-grass is also known as
June-grass, or simply as blue-grass. It has been called smooth-stalked ..."
4. The Book of Grasses: An Illustrated Guide to the Common Grasses, and the by Mary Francis Baker (1912)
"... trivialis) resembles Kentucky blue-grass, but is less common, and may be
distinguished by its long ligule and rough sheaths. It is usually more slender ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Since the seed of Kentucky blue grass is often of low vitality, and is frequently
mixed ... BLUE GRASS STATE, popular name for Kentucky. BLUE-GREEN ALG-ffi. ..."
6. A First Report on the Relations Between Climates and Crops by Cleveland Abbe (1905)
"Kentucky blue GRASS. The germination of Kentucky blue-grass seed (Poa pratensis),
... Kentucky blue grass, raised in Kentucky, when sown in the Geneva ..."
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