twa-grassn.

/ˈtwɑːɡrɑːs/

/ˈtwaɡras/

Forms: Also dwa-, toa-, twaa-grass, -gras.

Etymology: < umTwa name used by Bushmen + grass n.¹

Any of several species of the genus Aristida, which includes several tall feathery grasses native to southern Africa.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > African

sour grass1801

tambouki grass1837

stickgrass1838

pypgrass1854

Bushman grass1857

twa-grass1857

tambotie grass1866

rooigras1875

steekgras1890

Napier grass1920

1857 A. Wyley Rep. Min. Struct. Namaqualand 44 Twa-grass..grows from two to three feet in height, from a small bushy base... When it is green, oxen, horses, and sheep all thrive upon it.

1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony v. 100 ‘Twa-gras’ is the most abundant grass..in the Kalahari region.

1897 H. Edmonds & R. Marloth Elem. Bot. S. Afr. xvii. 185 The Dwa-grass or Toa-grass.

1920 F. C. Cornell Glamour of Prospecting xv. 246 We lit fires of dry toa grass.

1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free i. x. 137 I can hear the ‘twaa grass’ crackling in the wind.

1949 K. L. Simms Sun-drenched Veld i. 10 Because they [sc. plains] are thickly peppered with drought-resisting bushes and tufts of toa grass, they constitute wonderful ranching country.

1974 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 367/1 In the times of occasional rain Bushman grass and twa grass..will spring up.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	twa-grass
释义	twa-grassn. /ˈtwɑːɡrɑːs//ˈtwaɡras/ Forms: Also dwa-, toa-, twaa-grass, -gras. Etymology: < umTwa name used by Bushmen + grass n.¹ Any of several species of the genus Aristida, which includes several tall feathery grasses native to southern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > African sour grass1801 tambouki grass1837 stickgrass1838 pypgrass1854 Bushman grass1857 twa-grass1857 tambotie grass1866 rooigras1875 steekgras1890 Napier grass1920 1857 A. Wyley Rep. Min. Struct. Namaqualand 44 Twa-grass..grows from two to three feet in height, from a small bushy base... When it is green, oxen, horses, and sheep all thrive upon it. 1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony v. 100 ‘Twa-gras’ is the most abundant grass..in the Kalahari region. 1897 H. Edmonds & R. Marloth Elem. Bot. S. Afr. xvii. 185 The Dwa-grass or Toa-grass. 1920 F. C. Cornell Glamour of Prospecting xv. 246 We lit fires of dry toa grass. 1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free i. x. 137 I can hear the ‘twaa grass’ crackling in the wind. 1949 K. L. Simms Sun-drenched Veld i. 10 Because they [sc. plains] are thickly peppered with drought-resisting bushes and tufts of toa grass, they constitute wonderful ranching country. 1974 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 367/1 In the times of occasional rain Bushman grass and twa grass..will spring up. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1857
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