para grass
A tall rather coarse grass grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the…A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States.
(countable, uncountable)A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil.
(countable, uncountable)An African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed.
(countable, uncountable)Piassava fiber.
Origin
From Pará grass.From Pará grass.
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Forms
plural: para grasses| Singular | para grass |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable