panic grass n 1: any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder
Panic \Pan"ic\, n. [L. panicum.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Panicum}; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. [1913 Webster] {Panic grass} (Bot.), any grass of the genus {Panicum}. [1913 Webster]