guinea grass
noun
a grass, Panicum maximum, native to Africa, used for forage in warm regions of North and South America.
Origin of guinea grass
1First recorded in 1750–60
Words Nearby guinea grass
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How to use guinea grass in a sentence
The former mentions the name guinea grass, without any remarks on the original home of the species.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleBeyond these lay a large field of luxuriant guinea grass, covered with bullocks and mules, like black dottings on the hillside.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2) | Michael ScottTrees arched from a field of guinea-grass which resembled young wild corn.
Wounds in the rain | Stephen CraneThere are a great variety of grasses to be met with in Antigua, the principal of which arethe Guinea-grass, cent.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) | Anonymous
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