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grama

American  
[grah-muh] / ˈgrɑ mə /
Or gramma

noun

  1. any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis blue grama.

grama British  
/ ˈɡrɑːmə /

noun

  1. any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua, of W North America and South America: often used as pasture grasses

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Etymology

Origin of grama

1820–30, < Spanish grama < Latin grāmina, plural of grāmen grass

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Blue grama grass ‘Blonde Ambition’, Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I love watching the early birds skitter through the brown clutter in our side yard, hopping from one clump to the next, selecting long stalks of dried side oats grama for their nests.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

My grama, who just turned 90 in September, wholeheartedly agrees, arguing that it's life's most simple and unassuming pleasures that keep her so upbeat and optimistic.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

The leaked brine killed every sprig of grama and bluestem grasses and shinnery shrubs it touched.

From US News • Sep. 8, 2015

Since 1948 only one vole has been trapped in the more extensive hillside association characterized by a mixture of big bluestem, little bluestem and side-oats grama.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Martin, Edwin P.

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