Definition of Italian rye

1. Noun. European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure.

Exact synonyms: Italian Ryegrass, Lolium Multiflorum
Generic synonyms: Rye Grass, Ryegrass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Italian Rye

Italian dressing
Italian flap
Italian greyhound
Italian grip
Italian honeysuckle
Italian ice
Italian lira
Italian method
Italian millet
Italian monetary unit
Italian operation
Italian parsley
Italian region
Italian rhinoplasty
Italian rice
Italian rye
Italian sandwich
Italian sonnet
Italian sonnets
Italian vegetable marrow
Italian vermouth
Italian woodbine
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Literary usage of Italian rye

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sewage Disposal in the United States by George W. Rafter, Moses Nelson Baker (1893)
"A third field of beans in 1879 was preceded by italian rye- grass in 1878 and 1877, wheat in 1876, beaus in 1875, grass in 1874 and 1873, ..."

2. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"PERENNIAL RYE GRASS (Lolium perenne L.) and italian rye grass (L. italicum A. Br.) are not properly included under perennial forage grasses, since neither ..."

3. Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or by Ferdinand Jacob H. Mueller (1880)
"The italian rye Grass is preferentially chosen as an early temporary shelter for tenderer but more lasting grasses on pastures, thus also furnishing a good ..."

4. English Agriculture in 1850-51 by James Caird (1852)
"... SUGGESTED VALUE OF OTHER MANURES SHED FEEDING OF SHEEP PLAN OF DOING SO ON THE TURNIP FIELD—FARM HORSES—MIDDLESEX GROWTH OF italian rye GRASS AT MR. ..."

5. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"... the margin and more deeply notched in italian rye-grass. The seed weighs 12 to 24 pounds to the bushel, and the quality varies accordingly. ..."

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