June grass

American  

noun

1. Kentucky bluegrass.

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Etymology

Origin of June grass

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

Food for snakes that lurked in the long June grass.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The thick June grass was coated with dew.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

If sown at all, it should be in mixture with other grasses, as orchard grass, and rye grass, or June grass.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

The June grass, the friendly, humble, companionable grass, that no one ever praises as they do the flowers, was a rich emerald green, a velvet carpet fit for the feet of the angels themselves.

From Story of Waitstill Baxter by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

More feathers slowly drifted down to dot the fresh June grass with white.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert