perennial ryegrass
noun
Definition of perennial ryegrass
: a European perennial grass (Lolium perenne) with erect culms and spikelets borne in a zigzag spike that is widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass —called also English ryegrass — compare italian ryegrass
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