Grama - 3 dictionary results
gra⋅ma
[grah-muh] 
–noun
| any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama). |
Also, gramma.
Also called grama grass.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; < Sp grama < L grāmina, pl. of grāmen grass
1820–30, Americanism; < Sp grama < L grāmina, pl. of grāmen grass
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Language Translation for : Grama
| Spanish: | gramo, | German: | das Gramm, | Japanese: | グラム |
| gra·ma also gram·ma
(grä'mə, grām'ə) Pronunciation Key
n. 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. [American Spanish, from Spanish, Bermuda grass, quitch grass, from Latin grāmen, grāmin-, grass.] |
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| grama | |
noun | |
| pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America |
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