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Bouteloua oligostachya
Mesquite Mes*qui"te, Mesquit Mes*quit", n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.) A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. Honey mesquite. See Algaroba (b) . Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians. Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas (Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; -- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
Bouteloua oligostachya
Grama grass Gra"ma grass` [Sp. grama a sort of grass.] (Bot.) The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya.

Meaning of Oligosta from wikipedia

- Battalia oligosta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Guinea. Wikispecies has information related to Battalia oligosta. tortricidae...
- Battalia mimela (Diakonoff, 1952) Battalia ochra (Diakonoff, 1952) Battalia oligosta (Diakonoff, 1952) Battalia pityrochroa (Diakonoff, 1952) Battalia psara...