pangola grass

noun

pan·​go·​la grass pan-ˈgō-lə- 

paŋ-

: a rapid-growing perennial grass (Digitaria decumbens) of southern Africa that has been introduced into the southern U.S. as a pasture grass

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Pongola grass, from the Pongola River, South Africa

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above