Mesquite grass

a rich native grass in Western Texas (Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); - so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; - called also muskit grass, grama grass.

See also: Mesquite

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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