a tall, succulent, forage grass (Paspalum dilatatum), with hairy spikelets, much grown in the S U.S.
also Dallas grass
Origin of Dallis grass
from uncertain or unknown; perhapsDallis grass
Dal·lis grassWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Dallis grass
noun
A South American perennial grass (Paspalum dilatatum) having long seedheads, grown for pasturage in the southern United States and often occurring as a weed in lawns.
Origin of Dallis grass
After A.T. Dallis 19th-century American farmer who promoted its use as pasturageTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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