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Definition of "wheat-grass" [wheat-grass]

  • Several species of wheat-grass, Agropyron, are of settled agricultural value. The common couch-grass, Agropyron repens, is a good hay-grass, despite its tenacity as a weed. (noun)
  • A. pseudorepens, the false couch-grass of the Great Plains, is a softer plant than the last and is hence better suited to cultivation for hay. (noun)
  • The couch-or quitch-grass, Agropyrum repens; also, any wild grass of the genus Agropyrum or Triticum. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "wheat-grass" in a sentence
  • ""Delicious or not, alcohol is no wheat-grass smoothie ...""
  • "Your body has to process all the toxins you spent all night shoving in it (delicious or not, alcohol is no wheat-grass smoothie when it comes to being body-friendly), and giving it more just extends the timetable."
  • ""Delicious or not, alcohol is no wheat-grass smoothie...""