# ryegrass

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,437

## Definitions
1. Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
2. A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field.

## Etymology
From rye + grass. But compare English ray grass.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ryegrass