lovegrass

[ luhv-gras, -grahs ]

noun

1. any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula weeping lovegrass and E. trichodes sand lovegrass, cultivated as forage and ground cover.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovegrass¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; love + grass

Example Sentences

Sometimes glimpsed through a small kitchen window, the chef whips up her own injera, using a combination of wheat and teff, the high-protein grain native to Ethiopia and also known as lovegrass.

From Washington Post

Farmers damage their vehicles going down wombat burrows they can’t see because the lovegrass is so tall.

From Scientific American

What started as casual conversation among a local plant ecologist, an agricultural officer and a farmers’ representative snowballed into a collaboration between a team of scientists and an engaged community of farmers that not only led to better lovegrass control, but demonstrated a new way to approach research on invasive species.

From Scientific American

Some believed you could manage infestations of lovegrass and still be productive and profitable.

From Scientific American

Others believed that once lovegrass began to take over a native pasture there was little choice but to convert it to a kikuyu-based pasture that resists lovegrass invasion.

From Scientific American