grama

or gram·ma

[ grah-muh ]
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noun
  1. any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis(blue grama ).

Origin of grama

1
1820–30, Americanism;<Spanish grama<Latin grāmina, plural of grāmen grass
  • Also called grama grass .

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grama

grama grass

/ (ˈɡrɑːmə) /


noun
  1. any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua, of W North America and South America: often used as pasture grasses

Origin of grama

1
C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin grāmen grass

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