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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Kentucky

/kən-tŭk'-ē/ · Ken·tuck·y · IPA /kɛnˈtʌki/
01 prop. n. One of the United States.
  1. 1.
    One of the United States.
Phrases & compounds
Kentucky blue grass — a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass.
Kentucky coffee tree — 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.