molasses grass

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Noun[edit]

molasses grass (usually uncountable, plural molasses grasses)

  1. A spreading perennial forage grass, Melinis minutiflora, native to tropical Africa, that is covered with hairs which exude a sweet substance having the odour of molasses.
    Synonyms: capim-gordura, Efwatakala grass, gordura grass, honey grass, stinkgrass