grama

(gram′ə, grä′mə)

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noun

any of a genus (Bouteloua) of native range grasses of the western U.S.

Origin: Sp < L gramen, grass

See grama in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also gram·ma

noun

Any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua of western North America and South America, forming dense tufts or mats and often used as pasturage.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Spanish, Bermuda grass, quitch grass

Origin: , from Latin grāmen, grāmin-, grass

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