noun
Meaning 1
Bouteloua dactyloides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Phrase guide
buffalo grass
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noun
Meaning 2
Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), sweetgrass.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Anthoxanthum odoratum, sweet vernal grass, vanilla grass.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Stenotaphrum secundatum, Saint Augustine grass.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Panicum maximum, Guinea grass.
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noun
Meaning 6
Some species of Setaria, bristlegrass.
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noun
Meaning 7
short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Buchloe dactyloides
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Broader terms: grass
noun
Meaning 8
low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum
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Broader terms: grass
History
Etymology
From buffalo + grass.