Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Kentucky"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kentucky \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Kentucky
n : a state in east central United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War; famous
for breeding race horses [syn: {Kentucky}, {Bluegrass
State}, {KY}]
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