rough bluegrass

noun

: a forage grass (Poa trivialis) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is naturalized in North America

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However, the grasses that can tolerate shade the most are fine fescue, rough bluegrass, and colonial bentgrass. oregonlive, 18 June 2023 Also, rough bluegrass will not do well in the summer unless it is irrigated some. oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rough bluegrass was circa 1925

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“Rough bluegrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20bluegrass. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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