The short answer is: Grass appears green to us because pigments in the leaves reflect solar radiation that is in the green wavelength band.
from Ask a Scientist column: Grass's green glow
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English
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AgResearch Ltd
Journal title
Otago Daily Times
Citation
Crush, J. (2020, March 20). Grass's green glow. Otago Daily Times, March 20, 10.