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grama
or gram·ma
[ grah-muh ]
noun
- any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis blue grama.
grama
/ ˈɡrɑːmə /
noun
- any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua, of W North America and South America: often used as pasture grasses
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grama1
1820–30, Americanism; < Spanish grama < Latin grāmina, plural of grāmen grass
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grama1
C19: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin grāmen grass
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Example Sentences
This is the "grama" or "buffalo-grass," and, despite its look of utter desiccation, is highly nutritious.
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He seems as thrifty on the wiry grama as among the most succulent grasses of the Republican.
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We have never tasted grama-cheese, but have a theory that its individual piquancy must equal that of the delicious Schabzieger.
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The hills beyond became naked, or covered only with short grass of the grama kind and dusty-gray sage-brush.
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The others did not seem to heed these demonstrations, but kept on quietly cropping the luxuriant grama.
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