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gra·ma

also gram·ma  (grä′mə, grăm′ə)
n.
Any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua of western North America and South America, forming dense tufts or mats and often used as pasturage.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, Bermuda grass, quitch grass, from Latin grāmen, grāmin-, grass.]
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grama

(ˈɡrɑːmə) or

grama grass

n
(Plants) any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua, of W North America and South America: often used as pasture grasses
[C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin grāmen grass]
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gra•ma

(ˈgrɑ mə)

n.
any of various New World grasses of the genus Bouteloua, used as a pasture grass. Also called gra′ma grass`.
[1820–30, Amer.; < Sp grama < Latin grāmina, pl. of grāmen grass]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grama - pasture grass of plains of South America and western North Americagrama - pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
Bouteloua, genus Bouteloua - forage grasses
blue grama, Bouteloua gracilis - a pasture grass of western North America
black grama, Bouteloua eriopoda - a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)
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