ryegrassn.²

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪɡrɑːs/,

/ˈrʌɪɡras/, U.S.

/ˈraɪˌɡræs/

Forms: 1600s–1700s rie grass, 1600s– ryegrass, 1700s reygrass.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ray-grass n.

Etymology: Alteration of ray-grass n. after rye n.¹, by folk-etymological association with that word.

1. Any of several tufted grasses of the genus Lolium, esp. L. perenne and L. multiflorum, extensively cultivated as fodder and pasture grasses, and also commonly used for lawns. Also with distinguishing word.drunken, perennial, Wimmera ryegrass, etc.: see the first element.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > grasses used for hay or pasture > rye-grass

windlestrawc1000

eavera1425

wall barley1548

red darnel1578

ray-grass1677

ryegrass1690

ray1805

small seed1950

1690 A. Sowle in J. Child Disc. Trade Pref. sig. B The late general practice of sowing Clover, Saint-foyne, Rye-Grass, and other Grass-Seeds.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 482 Rye-grass is with us accounted the best thing in the World for Wood-land in Enclosures.

1766 Museum Rusticum 6 196 The Red Darnel-grass, which has been so much cultivated, under the name of Ray-grass, or vulgarly Rie-grass.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 312 Not rye grass hay, but hay made from rye cut green.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. i. 83 The rye-grass shakes not on the sod-built fold.

1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 515 Another species of this plant..has been lately introduced from the continent under the name of Italian rye-grass.

1931 R. Beale Bk. Lawn iv. 48 Rye grass mixtures..are recommended for heavy soils.

2004 House & Garden Aug. 56/2 When planting..perennial ryegrasses, use endophytic strains (cultivars whose seed or sod are infected with endophytes).

2. North American. Any of various creeping grasses of the genus Elymus. Also with distinguishing word.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass

windlestrawc1000

shear-grass1483

risp1508

sweet-grass1577

star grass1687

reesk1735

bluegrass1751

cheat1784

spear-grass1784

white top1803

prairie grass1812

elephant grass1832

ryegrass1845

wool-grass1854

snow-grass1865

quick1896

1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. ii. 451 E[lymus]_villosus. Rye Grass.

1885 Nature 1 Oct. 525/2 Rye-grass in England is Lolium perenne: in America the term is applied in addition to four species of Elymus.

1904 Exper. Station Rec. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 15 242 The following native grasses are recommended as worthy of cultivation: Wild wheat (Elymus triticoides),..mountain rye grass (Elymus glaucus),..and giant rye grass (Elymus condensatus).

1947 N. Jones Evergreen Land 29 Her first-born daughter was drowned in the creek near the Whitman mission, there in the valley of the rye grass.

1998 D. J. Hafner et al. N. Amer. Rodents 98/2 The Montague Island vole was abundant,..with especially high concentrations among the rye grass (Elymus mollis) and in the coniferous forest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ryegrass
释义	ryegrassn.² Brit. /ˈrʌɪɡrɑːs/, /ˈrʌɪɡras/, U.S. /ˈraɪˌɡræs/ Forms: 1600s–1700s rie grass, 1600s– ryegrass, 1700s reygrass. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ray-grass n. Etymology: Alteration of ray-grass n. after rye n.¹, by folk-etymological association with that word. 1. Any of several tufted grasses of the genus Lolium, esp. L. perenne and L. multiflorum, extensively cultivated as fodder and pasture grasses, and also commonly used for lawns. Also with distinguishing word.drunken, perennial, Wimmera ryegrass, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > grasses used for hay or pasture > rye-grass windlestrawc1000 eavera1425 wall barley1548 red darnel1578 ray-grass1677 ryegrass1690 ray1805 small seed1950 1690 A. Sowle in J. Child Disc. Trade Pref. sig. B The late general practice of sowing Clover, Saint-foyne, Rye-Grass, and other Grass-Seeds. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 482 Rye-grass is with us accounted the best thing in the World for Wood-land in Enclosures. 1766 Museum Rusticum 6 196 The Red Darnel-grass, which has been so much cultivated, under the name of Ray-grass, or vulgarly Rie-grass. 1801 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 312 Not rye grass hay, but hay made from rye cut green. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. i. 83 The rye-grass shakes not on the sod-built fold. 1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 515 Another species of this plant..has been lately introduced from the continent under the name of Italian rye-grass. 1931 R. Beale Bk. Lawn iv. 48 Rye grass mixtures..are recommended for heavy soils. 2004 House & Garden Aug. 56/2 When planting..perennial ryegrasses, use endophytic strains (cultivars whose seed or sod are infected with endophytes). 2. North American. Any of various creeping grasses of the genus Elymus. Also with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass windlestrawc1000 shear-grass1483 risp1508 sweet-grass1577 star grass1687 reesk1735 bluegrass1751 cheat1784 spear-grass1784 white top1803 prairie grass1812 elephant grass1832 ryegrass1845 wool-grass1854 snow-grass1865 quick1896 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. ii. 451 E[lymus]_villosus. Rye Grass. 1885 Nature 1 Oct. 525/2 Rye-grass in England is Lolium perenne: in America the term is applied in addition to four species of Elymus. 1904 Exper. Station Rec. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 15 242 The following native grasses are recommended as worthy of cultivation: Wild wheat (Elymus triticoides),..mountain rye grass (Elymus glaucus),..and giant rye grass (Elymus condensatus). 1947 N. Jones Evergreen Land 29 Her first-born daughter was drowned in the creek near the Whitman mission, there in the valley of the rye grass. 1998 D. J. Hafner et al. N. Amer. Rodents 98/2 The Montague Island vole was abundant,..with especially high concentrations among the rye grass (Elymus mollis) and in the coniferous forest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.²1690
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