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Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: probably alteration of grama Date: 1833 a tall coarse American grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) valuable for forage

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gama grass Ga"ma grass` [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive Islands.] (Bot.) A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass.