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grama

or gram·ma

[ grah-muh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis blue grama.

grama

/ ˈɡrɑːmə /

any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua, of W North America and South America: often used as pasture grasses

Origin of grama¹

1820–30, Americanism; < Spanish grama < Latin grāmina, plural of grāmen grass

Origin of grama¹

C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin grāmen grass

This is the "grama" or "buffalo-grass," and, despite its look of utter desiccation, is highly nutritious.

He seems as thrifty on the wiry grama as among the most succulent grasses of the Republican.

We have never tasted grama-cheese, but have a theory that its individual piquancy must equal that of the delicious Schabzieger.

The hills beyond became naked, or covered only with short grass of the grama kind and dusty-gray sage-brush.

The others did not seem to heed these demonstrations, but kept on quietly cropping the luxuriant grama.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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