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sacaton definition

☆ saca·ton (sak′ə tōn′)

noun

a coarse native grass (Sporobolus wrightii), used for hay or pasture on dry ranges in the SW U.S. and Mexico

Etymology: AmSp zacatón < zacate < Nahuatl sakaλ, grass

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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