Devil Grass (Noun)
Meaning
Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The small town in the southern United States opted to use devil-grass for the local park due to its heat tolerance and low maintenance.
- In India, the dry regions were often populated with large fields of devil-grass for pastures to feed livestock.
- Devil-grass, however, can outcompete native plants for water and nutrients in its non-native ecosystems.
- The homeowner decided to replace the front lawn with devil-grass to minimize watering and lawn care costs.
- The botanist studied the impact of devil-grass on biodiversity in regions where the trailing grass had naturalized and thrived.