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| sac·a·ton [ sákə tn ] |
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coarse grass: a coarse perennial grass grown in dry alkaline areas. Use: hay, pasture. Native to: southwestern United States, Mexico. Latin name Sporobolus wrightii.
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| [Mid-19th century. < American Spanish zacatón "large coarse grass" < zacate "coarse grass" < Nahuatl zacatl "straw"] |
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