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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.
Exact synonyms: St. Augustine Grass, Stenotaphrum Secundatum
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Stenotaphrum, Stenotaphrum
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Stenotaphrum, Stenotaphrum
2. Noun. Short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam).
Exact synonyms: Buchloe Dactyloides
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Buchloe, Genus Buchloe
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