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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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