Dallis grass

Dal·lis grass  (dls)

n.

A tall South American perennial grass (Paspalum dilatatum) grown for pasturage in the southern United States.

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[Probably alteration of Dallas, Texas.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dallis grass - tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States dallisgrass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay genus Paspalum - a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions