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blue·grass 
[bloo-gras, -grahs] Pronunciation Key
[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. |
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| blue·grass
(blōō'grās') Pronunciation Key
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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. |
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bluegrass
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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 |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
bluegrass
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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