[koh-gohn] 
| a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching. |
| co·gon (kō-gōn') n. An Old World perennial grass (Imperata cylindrica), widespread as a weed in warm regions and used for thatching. [Spanish cogón, from Tagalog kugon.] |