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Definition of Buffalo grass

Buffalo grass
Buffalo Buf"fa*lo, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America. 5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below. 6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below. Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri (Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries. Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet. Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod. Buffalo fish (Zo["o]l.), one of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomid[ae], of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus), and the small-mouthed (B. altus), are among the more important species used as food. Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits. Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass (Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.

Meaning of Buffalo grass from wikipedia

- Buffalo gr**** may refer to Buffalo gr****, sweet vernal gr**** or vanilla gr**** (Anthoxanthum odoratum) Buffalo gr**** (Bouteloua dactyloides) Buffalo gr****...
- Augustine gr**** (Stenotaphrum secundatum), also known as buffalo turf in Australia and buffalo gr**** in South Africa, is a species of gr**** in the family...
- the presence of coumarin. This variety of gr**** is distinct from the species commonly known as buffalo gr**** in Australia and the United States (Stenotaphrum...
- buffalogr**** or buffalo gr****, is a North American prairie gr**** native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a short gr**** found mainly on...
- known as sour paspalum, T-gr**** (after the shape of their panicle), or more confusingly, as "buffalo gr****" or "sour gr****". Paspalum conjugatum belongs...
- slightly basic soil (including vegetables like cabbage and fodder like buffalo gr****), most plants prefer mildly acidic soil (with pHs between 6.0 and 6...
- abundant gr****es are blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), sod-forming gr****, and buffalo gr**** (Bouteloua dactyloides). Less prevalent is galleta gr**** (Hilaria)...
- para gr****, buffalo gr****, Mauritius signal gr****, pasto pare, malojilla, gramalote, parana, Carib gr****, and Scotch gr****, is a species of gr****. Despite...
- fruit, buds, and gr****es of various species. Black-tailed prairie dogs in South Dakota eat western bluegr****, blue grama, buffalo gr****, six w****s fescue...
- including short- and mixed-gr**** prairie, sagebrush steppe, and desert gr****lands. Shortgr**** prairies dominated by buffalo gr**** (Buchloe dactyloides), blue...