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Definition of Mascarene grass
1. Noun. Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mascarene Grass
Literary usage of Mascarene grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"mascarene grass. VELVET- GRASS. Lvs. thread-like, finer than in the other species.
Forms a beautiful turf resembling that of red fescue. ..."
2. Plant Inventory by Agricultural Research Center-West (U.S.), United States Division of Botany, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, United States Dept. of Agriculture, United States, United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Northeastern Regi (1917)
"mascarene grass. Seeds from the Island of Guam. Presented by Mr. ,TB Thompson.
Guam Agricultural Experiment Station; obtained by him from the Bonine Islands ..."
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