gama grass
[ gah-muh ]
/ ˈgɑ mə /
noun
an ornamental, reedlike grass, Tripsacum dactyloides, one of the largest in the U.S., growing from 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 meter) high.
Origin of gama grass
1825–35,
Americanism; variant of
grama
Words nearby gama grass
galápagos islands,
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gam-,
gama,
gama grass,
gamahuche,
gamaliel,
gamay,
gamba,
gamba stop
Example sentences from the Web for gama grass
Tripsacum, trip′sa-kum, n. a genus of American grasses, including the gama-grass.
British Dictionary definitions for gama grass
gama grass
/ (ˈɡɑːmə) /
noun
a tall perennial grass, Tripsacum dactyloides, of SE North America: cultivated for fodder
Word Origin for gama grass
C19:
gama, probably changed from
grama