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Definition of Buffalo grass
1. Noun. Low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass.
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Stenotaphrum, Stenotaphrum
2. Noun. Short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam).
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Buchloe, Genus Buchloe
Definition of Buffalo grass
1. Noun. Either of two distinct species of grass: ''Hierochloe odorata'', family ''Poaceae'', better known as sweetgrass; or ''Buchloe dactyloides'', used in place of regular lawngrass. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buffalo Grass
Literary usage of Buffalo grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"Some recent attempts which have been made in this direction we may hope to notice
upon another occasion. THE BUFFALO-GRASS. THE Buffalo-Grass ..."
2. American Agriculturist (1844)
"... we think the buffalo-grass peculiarly adapted for lawns and ornamental grounds,
in addition to its great value as a pasture for sheep and other animals. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"In the background where the hills slope away to the horizon are great patches of
dull red or purple, bordered by the silvery gray of the buffalo grass. ..."
4. My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians by George Armstrong Custer (1874)
"Nearly all graminivorous animals inhabiting the Plains, except the elk and some
species of the deer, prefer the buffalo grass to that of the lowland; ..."
5. Sporting Adventures in the Far West by John Mortimer Murphy (1879)
"... state of domestication—Their stubborn character—Favourite habitat of the
buffalo—Character of the buffalo grass—Sufferings of the animals in winter from ..."
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