Etymology

buffelgrass

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Today it means: The African perennial grass Cenchrus ciliaris. Full definition →

Dutch buffel
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The story

  1. Dutch · derived frombuffel“buffalo”
  2. English todaybuffelgrass

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

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