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sacaton

/ˈsækəˌtəʊn/

sacaton noun: a tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.

Noun

sacaton (countable and uncountable, plural sacatons)

  1. A tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.

Forms of sacaton

pluralsacatons
alternative formzacaton

Origin of sacaton

Borrowed from Spanish zacatón.

Questions about sacaton

What does sacaton mean?
Sacaton means a tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.
What part of speech is sacaton?
Sacaton is a noun.
How do you pronounce sacaton?
Sacaton is pronounced /ˈsækəˌtəʊn/.
What is the plural of sacaton?
The plural of sacaton is sacatons.

Words near sacaton in the dictionary

  1. sacar
  2. Sacaraucae
  3. sacars
  4. Sacas
  5. sacate
  6. sacaton
  7. sacatons
  8. sacatra
  9. sacatras
  10. sacayan
  11. sacayans

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