para grass

noun

A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States.

Similar
buffalo grassMauritius signal grasspasto paremalojillagramaloteparanaCarib grassScotch grass

Meanings

para grass1

nounpara grass (countable and uncountable, plural para grasses)

plural para grasses

  1. countableuncountableA tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States.
  2. countableuncountableA valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil.
  3. countableuncountableAn African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed.

    Synonyms: buffalo grass, Mauritius signal grass, pasto pare, malojilla, gramalote, parana, Carib grass, Scotch grass

  4. countableuncountablepiassava fiber.

Para grass2

nounPara grass (countable and uncountable, plural Para grasses)

plural Para grasses · alternative Pará grass · alternative para grass

  1. countableuncountableAn African grass, Urochloa mutica, used for fodder.

    Synonyms: California grass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed.

Similar
buffalo grassMauritius signal grasspasto paremalojillagramaloteparanaCarib grassScotch grassCalifornia grass

nounAn African grass, Urochloa mutica, used for fodder.

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Origin

Para grass · noun

From Portuguese Pará.

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Chicago

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