Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of being grassy; the state of abounding with grass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The characteristic of being
grassy .
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Examples
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I don't think LI SB approaches their level of grassiness/fruitiness, but I have tried a couple LI bottles that were getting close.
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However, I think they have taken their fruitiness/grassiness to a new level that makes me think I'm having grapefruit juice rather than wine.
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In this early phase one usually gets notes of lime, grapefruit, quince and plenty of chalky minerality in the wines, often with notes of things like lanolin, dried flowers or gentle grassiness.
Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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This grassiness was a perpetual frustration as far as the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament was concerned; they had nowhere to paint their CND symbols, so had to content themselves by parading with placards that said BAN THE BOMB.
Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010
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Something to note, the greener it is, the less pressed it is – and expect some major grassiness and bitterness.
HObama and The Campaign for Free Food e d b m 2009
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Something to note, the greener it is, the less pressed it is – and expect some major grassiness and bitterness.
Archive 2009-02-01 e d b m 2009
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Fermented entirely in stainless steel at 45 degrees, this wine is explosively aromatic on the nose with grapefruit and gooseberries accented by intense grassiness and salty minerality.
LENNDEVOURS: 2007
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Aroma: a little more citrusy, and some grassiness/earthiness comes through; the aroma is even more muted than at the warmer temperature to be expected, I guess
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Aroma: vanilla and coffee with a light grassiness; a slight scent of coca-cola
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Fermented entirely in stainless steel at 45 degrees, this wine is explosively aromatic on the nose with grapefruit and gooseberries accented by intense grassiness and salty minerality.
WTN: Raphael 2006 Sauvignon Blanc (North Fork of Long Island) 2007
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