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Dallis grass

[dal-is]
–noun
a pasture grass, Paspalum dilatatum, native to South America and naturalized in the southern U.S.

Origin:
1905–10; after A. T. Dallis (or Dallas), a farmer who cultivated the grass successfully near La Grange, Georgia, in the late 19th century
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Dal·lis grass   (dāl'ĭs)   
n.  A tall South American perennial grass (Paspalum dilatatum) grown for pasturage in the southern United States.

[Probably alteration of Dallas, Texas.]
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