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noun
Poa pratensis; a perennial species of grass native to practically all of Europe, North Asia and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco, and, while not native to North America, found across humid regions of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Kentucky blue, Kentucy blue grass, June grass, Poa pratensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bluegrass, blue grass
History
The grass is commonly found in Kentucky, particularly in its Bluegrass region.
