also: せいそう
Refers to grass that is green and growing, often in contrast to dry or withered grass. The reading あおくさ is the everyday term; せいそう is a formal or literary variant.
In spring, green grass grows all over the field.
The cows are eating green grass.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading あおくさ.
Rare Sino-Japanese reading; mostly encountered in formal or literary contexts.
Compound of 青 (あお, 'blue/green') and 草 (くさ, 'grass'). The reading せいそう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading of the same characters.