SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS

-ˈȯgəˌstēn- noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&A

Etymology: after St. Augustine — more at augustinian

1. : a perennial much-branched creeping grass ( Stenotaphrum secundatum ) of the southern United States valuable as a sand binder and sod grass — called also buffalo grass

2. : a grass ( Manisuris rugosa ) similar to St. Augustine grass