Dictionary entry

Kentucky

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ken‐tuck″y (?), n. One of the United States.

Kentucky blue grass(Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass. — Kentucky coffee tree(Bot.), a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is very valuable.