paspalum

British  

/ pæsˈpeɪləm /

noun

1. any of various grasses of the genus Paspalum of Australia and New Zealand having wide leaves

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Etymology

Origin of paspalum

from New Latin, from Greek paspalos , a variety of millet

Example Sentences

This week it’s all breathable sea air and mid-70s wonder, but he remembers heat and humidity and how the “paspalum was really strong and dense and lush,” and it’s always hard to forget lush paspalum.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2021

Samora was piling the paspalum onto a dry section of the backyard his father used to burn garden waste.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2021

Last year at Marlins Park, with her black cleats planted in the manicured paspalum grass in center field, Jessica Mendoza lived a dream that had only felt possible in childhood daydreams.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2018

That is leading to discussions about a broad range of possible responses, including elevating roads and switching the Bermuda grass at the local golf course to paspalum, which tolerates salty water.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2014

Another grass that is likely to be very valuable on the prairies, and, indeed, on the flatwoods and better uplands, is paspalum dilatatum, native to Argentina.

From Florida: An Ideal Cattle State by Association, Florida State Live Stock