paspalum
/ˈpæspələm/noun
mass noun
1- a grass of warm and tropical regions, which is grown for fodder, erosion control, and as a pasture grass雀稗。
1.1
- Genus Paspalum, family Gramineae.雀稗属, 禾本科。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek paspalos, denoting a kind of millet.