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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.
3.
the Bluegrass. Bluegrass Region.
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Bluegrass
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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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Cultural Dictionary
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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