grama
/ˈɡɹɑːmə/
grama noun: various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama).
Noun
grama (countable and uncountable, plural gramas)
- Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama)
- To understand the exquisite beauty of simple green grass, you must travel through eight hundred miles of sage-brush and grama...the latter, a stunted species of herbage, growing in ash tinted spirals, only two inches from the ground, and giving the Plains an appearance of being matted with curled...1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow., The Atlantic
- Every few years, Ingrid goes back to take a look, even though all that’s left is the old bleached shell of a house, surrounded by blue grama grass and tall trees with pale bark and waxy leaves.2005 October 17, Tom Drury, “Path Lights”, in The New Yorker
Forms of grama
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Origin of grama
Borrowed from Spanish grama (“grass”), from Latin grāmina, plural of grāmen (“grass”).
Words formed from grama
Phrases with grama
Questions about grama
- What does grama mean?
- Grama means various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama).
- What part of speech is grama?
- Grama is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grama?
- Grama is pronounced /ˈɡɹɑːmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of grama?
- The plural of grama is gramas.
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