Definition of "grama" [grama]

• Any of various grasses of the genus Bouteloua of western North America and South America, forming dense tufts or mats and often used as pasturage. (noun)

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• "The word grama, which means "village" in later Sanskrit, in the RgVeda meant basically a "group" of people."
• "We rested above an hour in the cool shade, while our horses refreshed themselves on the "grama" that grew luxuriantly around."
• "There was plenty of the "grama" grass growing along the banks of the rivulet, and that with the water was all they cared for to make them contented and happy."