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dropseed

DEFINITIONS OF: dropseed

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n a grass of the genus Sporobolus

Synonyms:
drop-seed
Types:
Sporobolus poiretii, blackseed, carpet grass, smut grass
grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
Sporobolus cryptandrus, sand dropseed
erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
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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