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blue grama

noun

Definition of blue grama

: a low-growing perennial grama (Bouteloua gracilis) having slender curly leaves that is an important forage grass especially in the Great Plains

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 The window to fertilize warm-season grasses (Buffalo, blue grama and Bermuda) is now through early August. — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, "How to salvage your garden after a Colorado hail storm rips it apart," 11 June 2019

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1858, in the meaning defined above

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