Meanings
nounmolasses grass (usually uncountable, plural molasses grasses)
plural molasses grasses
- uncountableusuallyA spreading perennial forage grass, Melinis minutiflora, native to tropical Africa, that is covered with hairs which exude a sweet substance having the odour of molasses.
Synonyms: capim-gordura, Efwatakala grass, gordura grass, honey grass, stinkgrass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA spreading perennial forage grass, Melinis minutiflora, native to tropical Africa, that is covered with hairs which exude a sweet substance having the odour of molasses.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molasses grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molasses%20grass.
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