evergreen grass

5.5

A coarse grass like oats that stays green all year on roadsides and meadows

noun

: hierba perenne

Roadside verges in Eurasia are often dominated by evergreen grass, forming dense green patches even in winter.

Examples

The field was covered in evergreen grass that provided lush grazing for livestock year-round.
Farmers in North America sometimes plant evergreen grass as a forage crop due to its hardiness.
The evergreen grass thrives in poor soil.
Many farmers choose evergreen grasses for their fields.
Farmers in North America sometimes plant evergreen grass as a forage crop due to its hardiness.
The field was covered in evergreen grass that provided lush grazing for livestock year-round.
Roadside verges in Eurasia are often dominated by evergreen grass, forming dense green patches even in winter.

Synonyms

Arrhenatherum elatius

vsevergreen grass

Specialized

9.9

A tall rough grass like oats that grows in meadows and roadsides

is the familiar common name used in everyday contexts

tall oat grass

vsevergreen grass

7.1

A tall rough grass from Europe and Asia that looks like oats and grows by roads and fields

refers more generally to the same plant without height focus

false oat

vsevergreen grass

8.9

A tall coarse grass like oat that grows by roadsides, in fields, and is used for animal feed

means the general common name rather than an imitation label

tall meadow grass

vsevergreen grass

6.1

A tall rough grass that grows in meadows and roadsides and is used for hay

applies more broadly without field or height emphasis

French rye

vsevergreen grass

Specialized

9.8

A rough grass from Europe and Asia that grows by roads and in meadows and is used to feed animals

is the neutral botanical description rather than a market name

wild oat grass

vsevergreen grass

6.0

A common wild grass that looks like the oat plant and grows in meadows

is the specific Eurasian forage plant with precise origin notes

Surface Forms

evergreen grass singular

evergreen grasses plural

Morphology

evergreen + grass

The noun phrase is a straightforward composition of 'evergreen' (retaining foliage year-round) and 'grass' (a green plant), so its meaning — a grass that stays green across seasons — is directly derivable from the constituents. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and the adjective+noun compositional pattern is familiar and predictable for learners who know both words.

Etymology

Evergreen grass comes from a simple image: evergreen means it stays green in winter and grass is the common pasture plant. Because it keeps green and comes back every year, farmers used it for 'animal food', so the name points to a hardy grass that gives food 'all year'.