guinea grass

guinea grass
a grass, Panicum maximum, native to Africa, used for forage in warm regions of North and South America.
[1750-60]

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  • guinea grass — noun Date: 1756 a tall African forage grass (Panicum maximum) introduced into tropical America and the southern United States …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • guinea grass — /ˈgɪni gras/ (say ginee grahs) noun a native of tropical Africa, Panicum maximum, now naturalised in tropical Australia and planted as a pasture species …  

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