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sacate, zacate|səˈkɑːteɪ, zə-|
Also Zacate.
[ad. Mexican Sp. zacate grass, hay, ad. Nahuatl çacatl, zacatl grass, reed.]
Any of several grasses grown in Mexico, the southern U.S.A., and the Philippines, and used for hay or fresh forage; fodder made from such a grass. Cf. next.
1848J. W. Abert Rep. Exam. New Mexico 1846–'47 29 As there were no pasture grounds near the village, I was forced to buy ‘zacate’ for my mules. 1891G. Vasey Illustr. N. Amer. Grasses (U.S. Dept. Agric. Div. Bot.) I. ii. (facing plate XX), [Sporobolus wrightii is] a tall coarse grass, growing in dense tufts, commonly called Saccaton or Zacate. 1921Blackw. Mag. Nov. 659/1 The jungle almost obliterated the track. He cut it down with his machete.., and, pushing his tired beast through sacate and bamboo, emerged..on a gravelly bank. 1977A. V. Bogdan Trop. Pasture & Fodder Plants 44 Axonopus affinis Chase... Carpet grass;..Zacate amargo. Ibid. 45 Axonopus compressus (Swartz) Beauv. Carpet grass;..Zacate amargo. Ibid. 92 Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers... Bermuda grass;..Zacate Bermuda. |