different between ryegrass vs wheatgrass

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rye +? grass

ryegrass (countable and uncountable, plural ryegrasses)

(countable) Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
Perennial ryegrass is an important species for lawn seed mixes.
(uncountable) A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field.
We seeded the meadow with ryegrass to provide better forage.

wheat +? grass

wheatgrass (usually uncountable, plural wheatgrasses)

Young grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum, used freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption.
A grass of the genus Agropyron, commonly known as crested-wheat grass.

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