| either of two grasses, Axonopus affinis or A. compressus, native to tropical and subtropical America. |
| carpet grass or car·pet·grass (kär'pĭt-grās') n. Any of several coarse, sod-forming grasses of the chiefly New World genus Axonopus, especially A. affinis, cultivated for turf and pasture in warm humid regions. |
carpet grass
(Axonopus affinis), mat-forming perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to sandy soils in southeastern North America. Carpet grass reaches a height of 20-50 cm (8-20 inches). It is occasionally used as a lawn and pasture grass there and in warm parts of Australia.
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