para grass

/P EH1 R AH0 G R AE0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    An African grass, Urochloa mutica, used for fodder.

  2. 2

    An African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed.

  3. 3

    A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States.

  4. 4

    A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil.

  5. 5

    piassava fiber.