Mullumbimbyn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌləmˈbɪmbi/, U.S.

/ˌmələmˈbɪmbi/, Australian English

/ˌmʌləmˈbɪmbi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mullumbimby.

Etymology: < Mullumbimby, the name of a town in New South Wales, Australia.

Australian.

Mullumbimby couch n. the sedge Kyllinga monocephala (also known as K. brevis), bearing small whitish spikelets in dense clusters and long rhizomes, which is native to tropical America, Africa, and Asia and widely naturalized in Australia as a weed of damp lawns and pasturage. Also Mullumbimby grass.

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Mullumbimby couch1911

1911 W. R. Guilfoyle Austral. Plants 233 Kyllingia monocephala ‘Mullumbimby Grass,’ or ‘Poverty Grass’.

1950 R. G. Edwards Austral. Garden Bk. vii. 69/1 Parramatta grass,..Mullumbimby grass, and sour and red grasses, are also troublesome customers.

1987 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 25 Jan. 22/3 After a lot of summer rain mullumbimby couch may get a toehold if lawn turf has thinned after a decline in soil fertility.

1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 Feb. 36/1 To those who take some pride in having a lawn of uniform color and texture, Mullumbimby couch is very unwelcome.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mullumbimby
释义	Mullumbimbyn. Brit. /ˌmʌləmˈbɪmbi/, U.S. /ˌmələmˈbɪmbi/, Australian English /ˌmʌləmˈbɪmbi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mullumbimby. Etymology: < Mullumbimby, the name of a town in New South Wales, Australia. Australian. Mullumbimby couch n. the sedge Kyllinga monocephala (also known as K. brevis), bearing small whitish spikelets in dense clusters and long rhizomes, which is native to tropical America, Africa, and Asia and widely naturalized in Australia as a weed of damp lawns and pasturage. Also Mullumbimby grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > tropical Pennisetum1824 Mullumbimby couch1911 1911 W. R. Guilfoyle Austral. Plants 233 Kyllingia monocephala ‘Mullumbimby Grass,’ or ‘Poverty Grass’. 1950 R. G. Edwards Austral. Garden Bk. vii. 69/1 Parramatta grass,..Mullumbimby grass, and sour and red grasses, are also troublesome customers. 1987 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 25 Jan. 22/3 After a lot of summer rain mullumbimby couch may get a toehold if lawn turf has thinned after a decline in soil fertility. 1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 Feb. 36/1 To those who take some pride in having a lawn of uniform color and texture, Mullumbimby couch is very unwelcome. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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