Where does “gama grass” come from?

gama grass (English) comes from English grama, from Spanish grama, from Latin grāmina, from Latin grāmen — grass, turf.

gama grass (English): A tall coarse American grass valuable for forage

Definitions

  1. A tall coarse American grass valuable for forage

Ancestry of “gama grass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgramaVarious species of grass in the genus Bouteloua,...
2Spanishgramagrass; lawn
3Latingrāmina—
4Latingrāmengrass, turf
Every word from Latin grāmen →Every word from Latin grāmina →Every word from Spanish grama →
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