Dallis grass

[ dal-is ]

/ ˈdæl ɪs /

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noun

a pasture grass, Paspalum dilatatum, native to South America and naturalized in the southern U.S.

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Origin of Dallis grass

1905–10; after A. T. Dallis (or Dallas), a farmer who cultivated the grass successfully near La Grange, Georgia, in the late 19th century

Words nearby Dallis grass

Dallapiccola, Dallas, dalles, dalliance, Dallin, Dallis grass, Dall's sheep, dally, Dalmane, Dalmatia, Dalmatian