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.
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   2. A disease in a hawk. --Ainsworth.
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   {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.
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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}.
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   {Italian ray grass} or {Italian rye grass}. See {Darnel}, and
      {Grass}.
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