buffalo grass

buf·fa·lo·grass

or buffalo grass B5545500 (bŭf′ə-lō-grăs′)n. A mat-forming perennial grass (Bouteloua dactyloides syn. Buchloe dactyloides) native to the plains of central North America, important as a forage grass and sometimes used for lawns.

buffalo grass

n 1. (Plants) a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, growing on the dry plains of the central US 2. (Plants) Austral a grass, Stenotaphrum americanum, introduced from North America

buf′falo grass`

n. a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, having gray-green blades, prevalent on the dry plains east of the Rocky Mountains.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buffalo grass - low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grassSt. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatumgrass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as haygenus Stenotaphrum, Stenotaphrum - lawn grasses
	2.	buffalo grass - short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)Buchloe dactyloidesgrass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hayBuchloe, genus Buchloe - buffalo grass

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