Meanings
- uncountableA grass of the genus Brachiaria.
The brachiaria is made to germinate and emerge later than the maize, either by delaying its planting or by planting it deeper.
2011, Advances in Agronomy, volume 91, page 881 more example
The expert said that what a dairy cow needs is Kikuyu grass which has about 22 per cent nutritional value, brachiaria, rhodes or star grass (13 percent), napier grass in that order of nutritional value.
2017 July 28, “Lessons galore in fifth farmers’ clinic”, in Daily NationSynonyms: signalgrass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA grass of the genus Brachiaria.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with brachiaria
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brachiaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiaria
“brachiaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiaria. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachiaria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiaria.
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