smut grass

/smət græs/
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Definitions of smut grass
  1. noun
    grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
    synonyms: Sporobolus poiretii, blackseed, carpet grass
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    type of:
    drop-seed, dropseed
    a grass of the genus Sporobolus
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