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paspalum

/ pæsˈpeɪləm /

noun

  1. any of various grasses of the genus Paspalum of Australia and New Zealand having wide leaves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of paspalum1

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

The maisillo (Paspalum purpureum, R.) then supplies its place as fodder for cattle.

It is very small in Digitaria and entirely suppressed in Paspalum.

I don't know of anything so tiring as trying to wade through a paspalum paddock in seed.

The Paspalum orbiculare is the large swamp grass with which the natives covered their houses.

It is very much flattened in Paspalum scrobiculatum, but somewhat trigonous in Digitaria sanguinalis.

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