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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Kentucky \Ken*tuck"y\, prop. 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) 2.0 [wn]:
Kentucky
noun: a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses [syn: {Bluegrass State}, {KY}]
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