dropseed

/ˈdrɑpˌsid/

Definitions of dropseed

1. noun

   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