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[syn: bluegrass, blue grass]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Blue grass \Blue" grass`\ (Bot.)
A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems,
valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass.
[1913 Webster]
Kentucky blue grass, a species of grass (Poa pratensis)
which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is
valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and
drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blue grass
n 1: any of various grasses of the genus Poa [syn: bluegrass,
blue grass]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Blue Grass, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 1169
Housing Units (2000): 459
Land area (2000): 2.693635 sq. miles (6.976483 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.693635 sq. miles (6.976483 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07075
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.511915 N, 90.764984 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52726
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Blue Grass, IA
Blue Grass