sprangletop

\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

1. : a tall perennial rhizomatous grass (Scolochloa festucacea) that is widely distributed in wet lands and shallow water of northerly parts of the northern hemisphere and is a minor forage grass

2. : a grass of the genus Leptochloa; especially : an erect wiry perennial grass (L. dubia) of the southern United States and southward to Argentina that is locally important for forage and hay