buffalo grass

/ˌbʌf(ə)ˈloʊ græs/

Other forms: buffalo grasses

Definitions of buffalo grass

1. noun

   low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
   synonyms: St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum

   type of:

   grass

   narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
2. noun

   short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
   synonyms: Buchloe dactyloides

   type of:

   grass

   narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay