molasses grass

English

Noun

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