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noun
Any of various grasses of the genus Axonopus, of tropical and subtropical American, some of which are rhizomatous; now widespread throughout the tropics worldwide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: smut grass, blackseed, Sporobolus poiretii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dropseed, drop-seed
History
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