grama

noun

ˈgra-mə 

: any of several pasture grasses (genus Bouteloua) of the western U.S.

Examples of grama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Warm 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

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin gramina, plural of gramen grass

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing grama

• blue grama

Kids Definition

grama

noun

ˈgram-ə 

: any of several pasture grasses of the western U.S.

called also grama grass