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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
blue·grass       [bloo-gras, -grahs] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.any grass of the genus Poa, as the Kentucky bluegrass, P. pratensis, having dense tufts of bluish-green blades and creeping rhizomes.
2.country music that is polyphonic in character and is played on unamplified stringed instruments, with emphasis esp. on the solo banjo.
3.the Bluegrass. Bluegrass Region.

[Origin: 1745–55, Americanism; blue + grass]
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blue·grass       (blōō'grās')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. also blue grass Any of various grasses of the genus Poa, including many valuable lawn and pasture plants, such as Kentucky bluegrass, and also some weeds.
  2. Music A type of folk music that originated in the southern United States, typically played on banjos and guitars and characterized by rapid tempos and jazzlike improvisation.

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Blue·grass also Blue·grass Country or Blue·grass Region       (blōō'grās')  Pronunciation Key 
A region of central Kentucky noted for its lushly growing bluegrass and the breeding of thoroughbred horses.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bluegrass 
music style, 1958, in allusion to the Blue Grass Boys, country music band 1940s-'50s, from the "blue" grass (Poa pratensis) characteristic of Kentucky, the grass so called from 1751. Kentucky has been called the Bluegrass State since at least 1872.

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bluegrass

noun
1. any of various grasses of the genus Poa 
2. an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses 
3. a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars 

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
bluegrass

A kind of folk music for guitar, banjo, violin, other stringed instruments, and voice; bluegrass is distinguished by rapid notes and improvisation by the musicians.


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