St. Augustine grass

noun

Grass of species Stenotaphrum secundatum, a dense warm-season lawn grass popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions.

Similar
buffalo grassbuffalo turfStenotaphrum secundatum

Meanings

nounSt. Augustine grass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGrass of species Stenotaphrum secundatum, a dense warm-season lawn grass popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions.

    Synonyms: buffalo grass, buffalo turf

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGrass of species Stenotaphrum secundatum, a dense warm-season lawn grass popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions.

More synonyms by meaning

nounlow mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass

Similar
Stenotaphrum secundatumbuffalo grass
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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