wild rye

wild rye

n.

Any of various grasses of the genus Elymus of the Northern Hemisphere.

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wild rye

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various perennial grasses of the N temperate genus Elymus, resembling cultivated rye in having paired bristly ears or spikes and flat leaves

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Noun

1.

wild rye - any of several grasses of the genus Elymus grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay Elymus, genus Elymus - tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) Canada wild rye, Elymus canadensis - North American wild rye Elymus caput-medusae, medusa's head - weedy rye grass having long bristling awns