Bahama grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bahama grass
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The ribbons of green are the American or Bahama grass; fine, silky, and creeping along the ground, it is used to stuff mattresses, and it forms a good substitute for turf.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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