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buffelgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
buf-fel-grass
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The African perennial grass Cenchrus ciliaris.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Via Afrikaans, ultimately from Dutch buffel (“buffalo”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

buffelgrasses (plural) buffel grass (alternative)

Questions

What does buffelgrass mean?
The African perennial grass Cenchrus ciliaris.
Where does buffelgrass come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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