Definition of Smut grass

1. Noun. Grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus.

Exact synonyms: Blackseed, Carpet Grass, Sporobolus Poiretii
Group relationships: Genus Sporobolus, Sporobolus
Generic synonyms: Drop-seed, Dropseed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smut Grass

smurfs
smurfy
smurred
smurrier
smurriest
smurring
smurry
smurs
smushed
smushes
smushing
smushy
smut fungus
smutch
smutched
smutches
smutchier
smutchiest
smutchin
smutching
smutchy
smuthounds
smutmonger
smutmongers
smuts

Literary usage of Smut grass

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Agricultural Grasses of the United States by George Vasey, Clifford Richardson (1884)
"(smut grass.) This grass is a native of India, but has spread over most tropical and warm climates. It occurs more or less abundantly in all the Southern ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... or "smut grass," was originally introduced from the West Indies. It soon forms large tufts, with tall, wiry stems, whose panicles are usually covered ..."

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