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ryegrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
rye-grass
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.

Countable

noun

A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rye + grass. But compare English ray grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ryegrasses (plural)

Phrases

annual ryegrass

Synonyms

lolium rye grass

Questions

What does ryegrass mean?
Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
Where does ryegrass come from?
From rye + grass. But compare English ray grass.

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