buffalo grass
a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, having gray-green blades, prevalent on the dry plains east of the Rocky Mountains.
any of several short, tufted grasses that do not form continuous sod.
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How to use buffalo grass in a sentence
We have found good grass to-day, abundance of good buffalo grass, the best we have had.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 | E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) IngallsThe gray-hued buffalo grass spreads everywhere and not a tree, rock or stone can be seen.
The American Country Girl | Martha Foote CrowSod houses had sprung up like dog-towns in the buffalo grass during the fall.
The Nerve of Foley | Frank H. SpearmanThe buffalo grass on the divides and among these sand hills is the finest winter grazing in the country.
Wells Brothers | Andy AdamsThis mother was not eating the abundant buffalo grass celebrated for its nutrition, nor any of the blooming plants.
Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. Mills
British Dictionary definitions for buffalo grass
a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, growing on the dry plains of the central US
Australian a grass, Stenotaphrum americanum, introduced from North America
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