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bur grass

/bər græs/
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Definitions of bur grass
  1. noun
    a grass of the genus Cenchrus
    synonyms: burgrass
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    types:
    Cenchrus ciliaris, Pennisetum cenchroides, buffel grass
    erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
    type of:
    grass
    narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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