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Answer for the clue "Panic grass ", 7 letters:
panicum

Word definitions for panicum in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Panicum \Pan"i*cum\, n. [L., panic grass.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Panicum ( panicgrass ) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses , growing to 1–3 ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus ''Panicum'' of tropical grasses.

Usage examples of panicum.

Aristida grass, the Panicum, the Hordeum murinum, and the Bromus of many varieties.

Initially covered with tall-grass prairies (largely greater bluestem, panicum and canegrass) it has increasingly been colonized by broad-leafed trees ranging from tulip poplar and magnolia in the south to rock maple and birch on the northern fringe.