"para grass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: para grasses [plural]
Etymology: From Pará grass. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} para grass (countable and uncountable, plural para grasses)
  1. A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-para_grass-en-noun-3eb4L2M2
  2. A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Palm trees, Paniceae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-para_grass-en-noun-2V3frJxT Disambiguation of Palm trees: 23 66 10 1 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 32 55 10 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 65 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 70 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 71 10 1
  3. An African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (Urochloa mutica): buffalo grass, Mauritius signal grass, pasto pare, malojilla, gramalote, parana, Carib grass, Scotch grass, California grass
    Sense id: en-para_grass-en-noun-NE0Db5Xj Disambiguation of 'Urochloa mutica': 0 0 100 0
  4. piassava fiber. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-para_grass-en-noun-l2zyP~GP

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Pará grass.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "para grasses",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 66 10 1",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Palm trees",
          "orig": "en:Palm trees",
          "parents": [
            "Commelinids",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 55 10 3",
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            "Commelinids",
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        }
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        "A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil."
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "An African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "grass",
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          "fodder"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "buffalo grass"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "Mauritius signal grass"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "pasto pare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "malojilla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "gramalote"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "parana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "Carib grass"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "Scotch grass"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
          "word": "California grass"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "piassava fiber."
      ],
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        [
          "piassava",
          "piassava"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "para grass"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Palm trees",
    "en:Paniceae tribe grasses"
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  "etymology_text": "From Pará grass.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "para grasses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An African grass, Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica), widely introduced elsewhere as a fodder plant, in some areas becoming an invasive weed."
      ],
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        [
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          "Africa"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "fodder",
          "fodder"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "piassava fiber."
      ],
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        [
          "piassava",
          "piassava"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "buffalo grass"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "Mauritius signal grass"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "pasto pare"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "malojilla"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "gramalote"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "parana"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "Carib grass"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "Scotch grass"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Urochloa mutica",
      "word": "California grass"
    }
  ],
  "word": "para grass"
}

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