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  • 71napier grass — na′pi•er grass [[t]ˈneɪ pi ər[/t]] n. pln a tall, leafy, African grass, Pennisetum purpureum, grown for forage • Etymology: 1910–15; after Napier, South Africa …

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  • 72buffalo grass — /ˈbʌfəloʊ gras/ (say bufuhloh grahs) noun 1. a lawn grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, coarse and springy with a dense growth of runners, grown in warm districts. 2. a short grass, Buchloe dactyloides, very prevalent on the dry plains of Midwestern… …

  • 73creeping bent grass — n. a type of bent grass (Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris) grown in moist places and often used for golf greens …

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  • 74Sudan grass — ☆ Sudan grass n. [after SUDAN, where it is cultivated] a tall annual grass (Sorghum sudanense) grown for summer pasture and hay …

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  • 75herd's grass — noun grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay • Syn: ↑timothy, ↑Phleum pratense • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Member Holonyms: ↑Phleum, ↑genus Phleum …

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  • 76Japanese carpet grass — noun lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States • Syn: ↑Manila grass, ↑Zoysia matrella • Hypernyms: ↑zoysia …

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  • 77orchard grass — noun widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass • Syn: ↑cocksfoot, ↑cockspur, ↑Dactylis glomerata • Hypernyms: ↑grass …

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  • 78carib grass — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a native West Indian grass (Eriochloa polystachya) grown in Florida and Texas for forage and resembling Para grass but finer stemmed and leafier …

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  • 79lehmann love grass — ˈlā]mən , ˈlē] noun or lehmann s love grass Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: probably from the name Lehmann : an African drought resistant grass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) grown especially in arid sections of western No. America as a hay and …

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  • 80napier grass — ˈnāpēə(r) noun also napier or napier fodder Usage: often capitalized N Etymology: from Napier, town in Cape Province, Union of So. Africa : a tall stout perennial grass (Pennisetum purpureum) resembling sugarcane and first cultivated in Rhodes …

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