Bahia grass
[ buh-hee-uh ]
/ bəˈhi ə /
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noun
a grass, Paspalum notatum, of tropical America, grown in the southern United States for lawns and pasturage.
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Origin of Bahia grass
1925–30; after Bahia (state)
Words nearby Bahia grass
Bahaullah, Bahawalpur, Bahia, Bahía Blanca, Bahia de los Cochinos, Bahia grass, Bahr, Bahrain, Bahraini, Bahr el Ghazal, Bahr el Jebel
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