Bahia grass

[ buh-hee-uh ]

noun

1. a grass, Paspalum notatum, of tropical America, grown in the southern United States for lawns and pasturage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bahia grass¹

1925–30; after Bahia (state)

Example Sentences

And so it has been since 1976, when Reeder Farms plowed up a pasture and planted Bahia grass for what became Airport Manatee.

From Washington Times

According to McKenzie, exotic fescue, Bahia grass and Bermuda grass took hold across the United States in the 1940s.

From New York Times