Sporobolus spo·ro·bo·lus uncommon noun 1. cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass) Synonymsgenus Sporobolus Related words Word family Sporobolus cryptandrusSporobolus poiretii Broader terms monocot genus Parts Gramineae Part of dropseedsmut grassrush grass WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.