grama
or gram·ma
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis(blue grama ).
Origin of grama
1- Also called grama grass .
Words Nearby grama
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How to use grama in a sentence
This is the "grama" or "buffalo-grass," and, despite its look of utter desiccation, is highly nutritious.
He seems as thrifty on the wiry grama as among the most succulent grasses of the Republican.
We have never tasted grama-cheese, but have a theory that its individual piquancy must equal that of the delicious Schabzieger.
The hills beyond became naked, or covered only with short grass of the grama kind and dusty-gray sage-brush.
The others did not seem to heed these demonstrations, but kept on quietly cropping the luxuriant grama.
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British Dictionary definitions for grama
grama grass
/ (ˈɡrɑːmə) /
any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua, of W North America and South America: often used as pasture grasses
Origin of grama
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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