noun
perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States
• Syn: ↑Paspalum notatum
• Hypernyms: ↑grass
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Paspalum
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nounUsage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: from Bahia, state of Brazil
: a perennial tropical American grass (Paspalum notatum) used in the Gulf states as a pasture grass especially in arid regions
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/beuh hee"euh/
a grass, Paspalum notatum, of tropical America, grown in the southern United States for lawns and pasturage.
[1925-30; after BAHIA (state)]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.