buffalo grass

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buffalo grass - low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay genus Stenotaphrum, Stenotaphrum - lawn grasses
	2.	buffalo grass - short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) Buchloe dactyloides 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