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单词 elephant grass
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elephant grass


noun

napier grass.
a cattail, Typha elephantina, of southern Asia, used for making rope and baskets.

Origin of elephant grass

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby elephant grass

elephant bird, Elephant Butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti
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Example sentences from the Web for elephant grass

  • The elephant-grass on each side of the track rose fifteen feet high.

    My African Journey|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for elephant grass

elephant grass

noun

any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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