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PRONUNCIATION OF RYE-GRASS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RYE-GRASS

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Rye-Grass is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RYE-GRASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rye-grass

Ryegrass

Ryegrass is a genus of nine species of tufted grasses in the Pooideae subfamily of the Poaceae family. They are characterized by bunch-like growth habits. These plants are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but are widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. Ryegrasses are naturally diploid, with 2n = 14, and are closely related to the fescues. Ryegrass should not be confused with rye, which is a grain crop.

Definition of rye-grass in the English dictionary

The definition of rye-grass in the dictionary is any of various grasses of the genus Lolium, esp L. perenne, native to Europe, N Africa, and Asia and widely cultivated as forage crops. They have a flattened flower spike and hairless leaves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RYE-GRASS

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rye-brome
ryeflour
Ryeland
ryepeck
Ryle
rynd
Ryobu Shinto
ryokan
ryot
ryotwari
rype

WORDS THAT END LIKE RYE-GRASS

beargrass
bent grass
Bermuda grass
bluegrass
brass
buffalo grass
cutting grass
get off the grass
grass
Greengrass
Kentucky bluegrass
lemon grass
meadow grass
pampas grass
sea grass
snake in the grass
supergrass
switchgrass
tallgrass
turfgrass
wheatgrass

Synonyms and antonyms of rye-grass in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rye-grass» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of rye-grass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

黑麦草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ray-grass
570 millions of speakers

English

rye-grass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राई घास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجاودار العشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ржано- трава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azevém
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাইয়ের-ঘাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ray-grass
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput-rumput
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weidelgras
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライグラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호밀 잔디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rye-suket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lúa mạch đen cỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கம்பு-புல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राई-गवत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çavdar çim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żyto - trawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

житньо - трава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secară , iarbă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raaigras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rajgräs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rug - gress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rye-grass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RYE-GRASS»

The term «rye-grass» is regularly used and occupies the 70.347 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RYE-GRASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rye-grass

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RYE-GRASS»

Discover the use of rye-grass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rye-grass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Instructions for growing Italian Rye Grass
£3 15 Five tons of my Italian Rye-Grass will make two tons of hay, beside which a ton of grass in March or April is of considerably more value than in June or July. I will conclude by stating that the only produce which paid upon my Clay Farm at ...
William DICKINSON (of New Park, Lymington, Hants.), 1855
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The Farmer's Magazine
□bowing a superiority to any other grass in producing winter herbage. " This grass too, is found to be more hardy than the common rye grass ; for in the vicinity of Hamburgh, the common rye grass will not stand the winters when very severe  ...
‎1837
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The Library of Agricultural and Horticultural Knowledge: ...
7, will be found to bear its flowers on a panicle or spreading branches subdivided , while the rye-grass bears its flowers and seed on a close spike ; by observing this distinction all danger of mistaking rye-grass for the meadow fescue or any ...
‎1830
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The library of agricultural and horticultural knowledge
7, will be found to bear its flowers on a panicle or spreading branches subdivided , while the rye-grass bears its flowers and seed on a close spike ; by observing this distinction all danger of mistaking rye-grass for the meadow fescue or any ...
Library, John Baxter, 1830
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Vol. 7th July to December, MDCCCXXXVII
This grass too, is found to be more hardy than the common rye grass ; for in the vicinity of Hamburgh, the common rye grass will not stand the winters when Tery serere ; whereas, the Italian rye grass withstands the severity of the winter even ...
The Farmer's Magazine, 1837
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The American Farmer's Instructor, Or Practical ...
There are two kinds of rye grass, however, which must be distinguished from each other in practice. The one flowers for successive years, and is therefore termed perennial— the other flowers in the second year, and having borne its flowers, ...
Francis S. Wiggins, 1840
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Farmers' Bulletin
... bar as high as possible. In the South it may 68896B produce good grazing all winter. Winter wheat can be handled. Figure s. — Sows and piirs on rye and Italian rye grass. Figure !). — 1'leuuiug and disinfecting the farrowing pen before. 17.
‎1958
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Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
The Italian rye-grass, which has been lately introduced into this country from Lombardy and Switzerland, grows so rapidly, that if it be sown in February, or as soon as the snow and frost are gone, it will afford a good crop to feed off in April, or to ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1839
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Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: Or, An Account of the Results ...
IX. Grasses with 3 Stamina, 2 Styles, several Flowers in each Calyx (except Spartina), Flowers all bisexual, the terminating Floret frequently unisexual or barren. LOLIUM. Rye-grass, or darnel. Generic character: calyx of one valve, lateral, fixed ...
George Sinclair, 1824
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The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long].
RYE-GRASS, sometimes called Ray-Grass, is'one of the most common of the artificial grasses ; it is of the family of the Graminecc of the genus Lolium. There are several varieties, some annual and others perennial, some producing a strong ...
Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, George Long, 1841

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« EDUCALINGO. Rye-Grass [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rye-grass>. Apr 2024 ».
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