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gram·ma 1

 (grăm′ə)
n. Informal
A grandmother.
[Alteration of grandma.]

gram·ma 2

 (grä′mə, grăm′ə)
n.
Variant of grama.
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gramma

(ˈɡrɑːmə)
n
(Plants) a pasture grass of the South American plains
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.gramma - pasture grass of plains of South America and western North Americagramma - pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
grama, grama grass, gramma grass
grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
Bouteloua, genus Bouteloua - forage grasses
blue grama, Bouteloua gracilis - a pasture grass of western North America
black grama, Bouteloua eriopoda - a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)
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