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centipede grass

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noun

  1. a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.

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Visitors to “Grass Roots” will find swaths of southern grasses, of Bermuda, St. Augustine and centipede grass.

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