"sacaton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsækəˌtəʊn/ Forms: sacatons [plural], zacaton [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish zacatón. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:zacatón|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "zacatón", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sacaton", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sacaton"> Borrowed from Spanish zacatón. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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