: 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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The dill and fennel and ryegrass in the salad greens and the pickled turnips offer a lovely brightness to today’s lunch.
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Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
Nestle each egg on top of a bed of ryegrass in a small bowl.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Keep in mind that the grasses with a higher fertility requirement will still need to be fertilized some (e.g., perennial ryegrass and tall fescue) to look their best.
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
In 2001, Wimbledon famously went from a mix of ryegrass and creeping red fescue to 100 percent ryegrass, which allowed for firmer courts and cleaner bounces.
—Helmuth Rosales, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
Standard prairie/plains food sources include willow, maple, ryegrass, bromegrasses, and agaves.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
If moss has been a problem, scratch the surface before seeding with perennial ryegrass.
—oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
Some species, like perennial ryegrass do not produce much thatch and take dethatching well.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2023
By scalping the summer grass and distributing ryegrass seed directly into the plant, the ryegrass grows all winter, ensuring year-round growth.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
Nestle each egg on top of a bed of ryegrass in a small bowl.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Keep in mind that the grasses with a higher fertility requirement will still need to be fertilized some (e.g., perennial ryegrass and tall fescue) to look their best.
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
In 2001, Wimbledon famously went from a mix of ryegrass and creeping red fescue to 100 percent ryegrass, which allowed for firmer courts and cleaner bounces.
—Helmuth Rosales, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
Standard prairie/plains food sources include willow, maple, ryegrass, bromegrasses, and agaves.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
If moss has been a problem, scratch the surface before seeding with perennial ryegrass.
—oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
Some species, like perennial ryegrass do not produce much thatch and take dethatching well.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2023
By scalping the summer grass and distributing ryegrass seed directly into the plant, the ryegrass grows all winter, ensuring year-round growth.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1690, in the meaning defined above
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