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ryegrass noun[ C or U ] (alsorye grass)uk /ˈraɪ.ɡrɑːs/ us /ˈraɪ.ɡræs/ a kind of grass that is used to feed animals and for lawns(= areas of grass, especially near a house, that are cut regularly to keep them short): The golf course comprises 97% ryegrass with a small percentage of other grasses. Most grassland is ploughed up every few years and reseeded with a mix of rye grass and clover. The silage fields that you find everywhere nowadays are little more than monocultures of perennial ryegrass. Durability is the chief virtue of rye grass, which is why we chose it. A mixture of perennial ryegrasses offers outstanding performance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dianthus dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena liquorice loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint |