Gama grass \Ga"ma grass`\ [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive
Islands.]
(Bot.)
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and
exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies,
Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage
grass; -- called also sesame grass.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Gama grass \Ga"ma grass`\ [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive
Islands.]
(Bot.)
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and
exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies,
Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage
grass; -- called also sesame grass.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |