gramma
- noun
- /ˈɡræmə/
- US
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Examples
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I ate my gramma!
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This is a blue gramma grass called Blonde Ambition.
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And of course, the blonde ambition, the blue gramma grass right here.
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English "Gramma"?
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Kathleen tells me about the grasses the buffalo eat: blue gramma, Western wheat, steppe blue grass, Indian rice grass, needle and thread.
Academic text (2004) -
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The rancher planted blue gramma grass to provide better fodder for his cattle.
Synonyms
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A short grass from plains that farm animals eat
A grass that grows on plains for animals to eat
A short grass used for grazing in dry western North America
A grass that grows for many years in dry western United States and northern Mexico that cattle eat
A short grass that grows on dry plains in western North America and is good for grazing cattle
A short grass with blue-green leaves that farmers use as food for animals
A tall grass that grows back each year and is used to restore soil and feed animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gramma for the grass comes from the Spanish grama, which means 'grass' and comes from the Latin gramen 'grass'. So gramma is literally a type of pasture grass used for feeding animals.