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buffalo grass
noun
- a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, having gray-green blades, prevalent on the dry plains east of the Rocky Mountains.
- any of several short, tufted grasses that do not form continuous sod.
buffalo grass
noun
- a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides , growing on the dry plains of the central US
- a grass, Stenotaphrum americanum , introduced from North America
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buffalo grass1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences
We have found good grass to-day, abundance of good buffalo grass, the best we have had.
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The gray-hued buffalo grass spreads everywhere and not a tree, rock or stone can be seen.
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Sod houses had sprung up like dog-towns in the buffalo grass during the fall.
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The buffalo grass on the divides and among these sand hills is the finest winter grazing in the country.
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This mother was not eating the abundant buffalo grass celebrated for its nutrition, nor any of the blooming plants.
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