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bluegrass

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bluegrass

1
n
any of various grasses of the genus Poa
2
n
a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bluegrass
1

n any of various grasses of the genus Poa

Synonyms:
blue grass
Types:
June grass, Kentucky blue, Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucy blue grass, Poa pratensis
valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
Type of:
grass
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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n a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars

Type of:
C and W, country and western, country music
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
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