buffalo grass

English

Alternative forms

• buffalograss

Etymology

From buffalo +‎ grass.

Noun

buffalo grass (countable and uncountable, plural buffalo grasses)

1. Bouteloua dactyloides.
2. Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), sweetgrass.
3. Anthoxanthum odoratum, sweet vernal grass, vanilla grass.
4. Stenotaphrum secundatum, Saint Augustine grass.
5. Panicum maximum, Guinea grass.
6. Some species of Setaria, bristlegrass.