grama
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grama
1820–30, < Spanish grama < Latin grāmina, plural of grāmen grass
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I love watching the early birds skitter through the brown clutter in our side yard, hopping from one clump to the next, selecting long stalks of dried side oats grama for their nests.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
Or at least that's what grama taught me during my last trip.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022
With some luck, Kaiser said, next year nature will launch its own recovery as big galleta, black grama and other native perennial grasses start poking through the ashen ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2020
The leaked brine killed every sprig of grama and bluestem grasses and shinnery shrubs it touched.
From US News ● Sep. 8, 2015
The grama, buffalo and bunch varieties cure on the stem, and furnish throughout the winter an excellent ranging food.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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