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buffalo grass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
buf-falo -grass
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bouteloua dactyloides.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), sweetgrass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Anthoxanthum odoratum, sweet vernal grass, vanilla grass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Stenotaphrum secundatum, Saint Augustine grass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Panicum maximum, Guinea grass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Some species of Setaria, bristlegrass.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From buffalo + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buffalo grasses (plural) buffalograss (alternative)

Synonyms

buchloe dactyloides st. augustine grass stenotaphrum secundatum

Questions

What does buffalo grass mean?
Bouteloua dactyloides.
Where does buffalo grass come from?
From buffalo + grass.

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