dallisgrass

9.9

A tall grass that grows in small clumps from warm regions often used for grazing animals

noun
/ˈdælɪsˌɡræs/

Specialized

: paspalum

Farmers often plant dallisgrass because it grows well in warm climates and provides nutritious forage for cattle.

Examples

In southern pastures, dallisgrass thrives and helps maintain healthy grazing areas for livestock.
The lush green fields were covered in dallisgrass, making it a favorite choice for grazing animals in the region.
"We've found responses to gaura, bitterweed, dallisgrass that's infected with a fungus called ergot, and a species of willow."

Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

dallis grass

vsdallisgrass

Specialized

8.8

A tall grass often grown for animal feed in warm regions

is written as one word rather than two words

Paspalum dilatatum

vsdallisgrass

Specialized

9.9

A tall grass that grows in clumps and is used to feed animals

is the common name used in everyday English

paspalum

vsdallisgrass

Specialized

9.9

A tall grass from tropical America used to feed farm animals

is the single species used mainly for pasture and forage

Surface Forms

dallisgrass singular

dallisgrasses plural

Morphology

dallisgrass = Dallis + grass (semi-transparent) = dallis + grass

The word clearly denotes a type of grass (transparent element 'grass'), but 'Dallis' is a proper name and does not convey lexical meaning to learners.

Etymology

Dallisgrass comes from the name Dallis plus the common word grass, and it was named for a person called Dallis who worked with or introduced the plant. So, thinking 'Dallis's grass' helps you remember that dallisgrass is a particular pasture grass.