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pangola grass

American  
[pang-goh-luh, pan-] / pæŋˈgoʊ lə, pæn- /

noun

  1. a grass, Digitaria decumbens, native to southern Africa, cultivated for hay and forage in the southeastern U.S.

Etymology

Origin of pangola grass

First recorded in 1945–50; variant of pongola, after the Pongola River, eastern Transvaal, Republic of South Africa

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