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love grass

DEFINITIONS OF: love grass

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n any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion

Synonyms:
bay grass
Types:
Eragrostic abyssinica, Eragrostis tef, teff, teff grass
an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
African love grass, Eragrostis curvula, weeping love grass
perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control
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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