Ba·hi·a grass

or Ba·hi·a·grass (bə-hē′ə grăs′)

A perennial grass (Paspalum notatum) of tropical and subtropical America, cultivated for forage, turf, and erosion control.

[After Bahia (Salvador), Brazil.]

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Ba•hi′a grass`

(bəˈhi ə)
n.

a lawn and pasturage grass, Paspalum notatum, native to tropical America.

[1925–30; after Bahia (state)]

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Noun

Bahia grass - perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States

Paspalum notatum

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

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