buffalo grass
buffalo grass · buffalo grasses
Bouteloua dactyloidesBouteloua dactyloides.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Bouteloua dactyloides.
(countable, uncountable)Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), sweetgrass.
(countable, uncountable)Anthoxanthum odoratum, sweet vernal grass, vanilla grass.
(countable, uncountable)Stenotaphrum secundatum, Saint Augustine grass.
(countable, uncountable)Panicum maximum, Guinea grass.
(countable, uncountable)Some species of Setaria, bristlegrass.
More definitions
- short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
- low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
Origin
From buffalo + grass.From buffalo + grass.
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Forms
plural: buffalo grassesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam):Buchloe dactyloides
- low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass:St. Augustine grassStenotaphrum secundatum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable