lovegrass

lovegrass
/luv"gras', -grahs'/, n.
any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass), cultivated as forage and ground cover.
[1695-1705; LOVE + GRASS]

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  • sand lovegrass. — See under lovegrass. * * * …   Universalium

  • weeping lovegrass. — See under lovegrass. * * * …   Universalium

  • sand lovegrass. — See under lovegrass …   Useful english dictionary

  • weeping lovegrass. — See under lovegrass …   Useful english dictionary

  • African lovegrass — /æfrɪkən ˈlʌvgras/ (say afrikuhn luvgrahs) noun a tufted, often tussocky, perennial grass, Eragrostis curvula, native to East Africa, with an erect seed head; drought resistant, common on sandy soils and usually unpalatable to cattle; generally… …  

  • sand lovegrass — noun : a fine stemmed bunch grass (Eragrostis trichodes) found native on sandy soils chiefly in the southern Great Plains area of No. America and used as a forage grass …   Useful english dictionary

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