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buffel grass

noun

erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage

• Syn: ↑Cenchrus ciliaris, ↑Pennisetum cenchroides

• Hypernyms: ↑burgrass, ↑bur grass

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\\ˈbəfəl-\ noun

Etymology: part translation of Afrikaans buffelgras, from buffel buffalo (from Middle Dutch, from Middle French buffle) + gras grass — more at buff

: an erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass (Pennisetum cenchroides) used especially in Australia and southern Africa for pasture and forage

Useful english dictionary. 2012.