: any of several grasses (genus Lolium)
especially
: either of two grasses (L. perenne and L. multiflorum) that are used as lawn and pasture grasses and as cover crops
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Cool-Season Grasses Cool-season grasses include fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and ryegrasses, which develop during the winter and early spring months.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Seeding of ryegrass for a temporary lawn is over; most permanent lawns should recover soon.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Few warm season grasses grow from seed during the cooler weather but a quick cure for the brown spots could be a sowing of ryegrass.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Cool-season grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, fescues, and perennial ryegrass, planted in cold regions go dormant in winter too.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Seeding of ryegrass for a temporary lawn is over; most permanent lawns should recover soon.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Few warm season grasses grow from seed during the cooler weather but a quick cure for the brown spots could be a sowing of ryegrass.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Cool-season grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, fescues, and perennial ryegrass, planted in cold regions go dormant in winter too.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Ryegrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ryegrass. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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