A type of hardy grass that grows in dry, sandy regions, especially in the southwestern United States and Mexico, often used for grazing cattle.
From Spanish 'grama' (grass), which may derive from Greek 'gramen' (grass) or Germanic roots. Spanish settlers in the Americas used this word for the native grasses they found in arid regions.
Grama grass is incredibly tough—it can survive droughts that kill other plants, which is why ranchers in the American Southwest have depended on it for centuries to feed cattle on marginal lands.
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