I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: so called from the bluish green color of the culms
1. : any of several grasses of the genus Poa of which some have bluish green culms: as
a. : kentucky bluegrass
b. : wire grass a
2. New Zealand : a grass ( Agropyron scabrum ) having leaves usually scabrous on both sides
3. Australia : any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon
4. : duck green
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from the Blue Grass Boys , performing group, from Bluegrass State , nickname of Kentucky
: country music played on unamplified stringed instruments (as banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin) and characterized by free improvisation and close usually high-pitched harmony
• blue·grass·er ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ə(r) noun