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Italian rye grass

Rye \Rye\ (r[imac]), n. [OE. rie, reie, AS. ryge; akin to Icel. rugr, Sw. r[*a]g, Dan. rug, D. rogge, OHG. rocco, roggo, G. rocken, roggen, Lith. rugei, Russ. roje, and perh. to Gr. 'o`ryza rice. Cf. Rice.]

  1. (Bot.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass ( Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

  2. A disease in a hawk.
    --Ainsworth.

    Rye grass, Italian rye grass, (Bot.) See under Grass. See also Ray grass, and Darnel.

    Wild rye (Bot.), any plant of the genus Elymus, tall grasses with much the appearance of rye.

Italian rye grass

Ray grass \Ray" grass`\ (r[=a]" gr[.a]s`). [Etymol. of ray is uncertain.] (Bot.) A perennial European grass ( Lolium perenne); -- called also rye grass, and red darnel. See Darnel, and Grass.

Italian ray grass or Italian rye grass. See Darnel, and Grass.