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dallisgrass

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the grasses in the genus Paspalum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dallas grass, dallis grass, sticky heads

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grass

History

Etymology

After A. T. Dallis, a farmer of Georgia (US), who grew the species.