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/gah"meuh/an ornamental, reedlike grass, Tripsacum dactyloides, one of the largest in the U.S., growing from 4 to 7 ft. (1.2 to 2.1 m) high.[1825-35, Amer.; var. of GRAMA]
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Gama grass — Ga ma grass [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive Islands.] (Bot.) A species of grass ({Tripsacum dactyloides}) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gama grass — ☆ gama grass [gä′mə ] n. [altered < GRAMA grass] any of several tall, perennial, American grasses (genus Tripsacum), used for forage … English World dictionary
gama grass — ga′ma grass [[t]ˈgɑ mə[/t]] n. pln a tall forage grass Tripsacum dactyloides[/ex] • Etymology: 1825–35, amer.; var. of grama … From formal English to slang
gama grass — noun see gama … Useful english dictionary
gama grass — noun Etymology: probably alteration of grama Date: 1833 a tall coarse American grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) valuable for forage … New Collegiate Dictionary
gama grass — noun A tall coarse American grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) valuable for forage … Wiktionary
Grass — Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass bass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass bird — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass cloth — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
