Bahia grass

noun Ba·hia grass \bə-ˈhē-ə-\

Definition of BAHIA GRASS

: a perennial tropical American grass (Paspalum notatum) used in the southern United States as a lawn grass

Bahia, state in Brazil

First Known Use: circa 1927

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