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buffalo grass

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buffalo grass
n.
A mat-forming perennial grass (Buchloe dactyloides) native to the plains of central North America, important as a forage grass and sometimes used for lawns.

buffalo grass
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, growing on the dry plains of the central US
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Austral a grass, Stenotaphrum americanum, introduced from North America
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Noun1.buffalo grass - low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical Americabuffalo grass - low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
2.buffalo grass - short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)buffalo grass - short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
Buchloe, genus Buchloe - buffalo grass
Translations
buffalo grass
n (US) → Büffelgras nt


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The artist-author gives full tribute to her many sources of inspiration for "Buffalo" in a note from the author at the end, mentioning Indian historians such as Eaglelance and Nupa Kte of the Oglala Sioux, and Chief Washake of the Shoshone tribe, who said "A people without a history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department is investigating the following reports: u A resident of Buffalo Grass Road, off Airport Road, reported that someone kicked in the back door of her home between 9 a.
Types of grass include monkey grass, pampas, buffalo grass, flame grass, and ornamental millet.
 
 
 
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