buffalo grass

noun

a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, having gray-green blades, prevalent on the dry plains east of the Rocky Mountains.
St. Augustine grass.
any of several short, tufted grasses that do not form continuous sod.

buffalo grass

a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides , growing on the dry plains of the central US
a grass, Stenotaphrum americanum , introduced from North America

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

We have found good grass to-day, abundance of good buffalo grass, the best we have had.

The gray-hued buffalo grass spreads everywhere and not a tree, rock or stone can be seen.

Sod houses had sprung up like dog-towns in the buffalo grass during the fall.

The buffalo grass on the divides and among these sand hills is the finest winter grazing in the country.

This mother was not eating the abundant buffalo grass celebrated for its nutrition, nor any of the blooming plants.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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