wild rye

1. 1.

   any of several grasses of the genus Elymus

   Broadergrass

   NarrowerCanada wild ryemedusa's head

   Part ofElymus

Questions about wild rye

What does wild rye mean?

wild rye means "any of several grasses of the genus Elymus".

Is wild rye a common word?

wild rye is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.