: any of several pasture grasses (genus Bouteloua) of the western U.S.
Examples of grama in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebWarm season buffalo, dog-tuff or blue grama grass can be mowed every 10 to 20 days (lucky you).
•—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from Latin gramina, plural of gramen grass
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