paspalum

/ (pæsˈpeɪləm) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for paspalum

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

Words nearby paspalum

paskha, pasmore, paso doble, pasok, pasolini, paspalum, pasquale, pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass

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Example sentences from the Web for paspalum

I don't know of anything so tiring as trying to wade through a paspalum paddock in seed.
From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde
The Paspalum orbiculare is the large swamp grass with which the natives covered their houses.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
The maisillo (Paspalum purpureum, R.) then supplies its place as fodder for cattle.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Of robes those will be regarded the best that are made of flax, and of grain the Paspalum frumentacea5 will be regarded the best.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

It is very much flattened in Paspalum scrobiculatum, but somewhat trigonous in Digitaria sanguinalis.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar