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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 especially on the solo banjo.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any of several North American bluish-green grasses of the genus Poa, esp P. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass), grown for forage |
| 2. | a type of folk music originating in Kentucky, characterized by a simple harmonized accompaniment |
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Word Origin & History
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 definition
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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