blue grama

noun

: a low-growing perennial grama (Bouteloua gracilis) having slender curly leaves that is an important forage grass especially in the Great Plains

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The Leonard's skipper can be found in perennial grasses and host plants such as little bluestem, blue grama, and bent grass. Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024 Replace your lawn with buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), or purple three-awn grass (Aristida purpurea). Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 The window to fertilize warm-season grasses (Buffalo, blue grama and Bermuda) is now through early August. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blue grama was in 1858

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“Blue grama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20grama. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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