paspalumPronunciation: /ˈpasp(ə)ləm/Definition of paspalum noun [mass noun] a grass of warm and tropical regions, which is grown for fodder, erosion control, and as a pasture grass. Genus Paspalum, family Gramineae Origin:modern Latin, from Greek paspalos, denoting a kind of milletpaspalum in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of paspalum in the US English dictionary