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Definition of Means grass in English:

Means grass

noun

(also Means' grass)
US

  • A Mediterranean fodder grass, Sorghum halepense, naturalized as a weed in the southern United States and elsewhere.

Pronunciation

Means grass

/ˈmiːnz ɡrɑːs/ /ˈmiːnz ɡras/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Southern Cultivator. From the name of John Hugh Means, governor of South Carolina, 1850–2 + grass.