paspalum
/ (pæsˈpeɪləm) /
noun
any of various grasses of the genus Paspalum of Australia and New Zealand having wide leaves
Origin of paspalum
1from New Latin, from Greek paspalos, a variety of millet
Words Nearby paspalum
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How to use paspalum in a sentence
The maisillo (paspalum purpureum, R.) then supplies its place as fodder for cattle.
It is very small in Digitaria and entirely suppressed in paspalum.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarI 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. BrydeThe paspalum orbiculare is the large swamp grass with which the natives covered their houses.
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
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