tobosa grass

noun

to·​bo·​sa grass
təˈbōsə-
: a coarse range grass (Hilaria mutica) that is an important forage plant on semiarid plains and hills of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico

Word History

Etymology

perhaps after the Toboso Indians in northern Mexico, from Spanish, of American Indian origin

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“Tobosa grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tobosa%20grass. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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