bay grass

/beɪ græs/

Definitions of bay grass

1. noun

   any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
   synonyms: love 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