paspalum

British  

/ pæsˈpeɪləm /

noun

1. any of various grasses of the genus Paspalum of Australia and New Zealand having wide leaves

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Etymology

Origin of paspalum

from New Latin, from Greek paspalos , a variety of millet

Example Sentences

This week it’s all breathable sea air and mid-70s wonder, but he remembers heat and humidity and how the “paspalum was really strong and dense and lush,” and it’s always hard to forget lush paspalum.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2021

Samora was piling the paspalum onto a dry section of the backyard his father used to burn garden waste.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2021

Last year at Marlins Park, with her black cleats planted in the manicured paspalum grass in center field, Jessica Mendoza lived a dream that had only felt possible in childhood daydreams.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2018

That is leading to discussions about a broad range of possible responses, including elevating roads and switching the Bermuda grass at the local golf course to paspalum, which tolerates salty water.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2014

These savannahs, partly inundated during three months, are composed of paspalum, eriochloa, and several species of cyperaceae.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von