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elephant grasses

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elephant grass

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

Origin:
1825–35

napier grass

–noun
a tall, leafy grass, Pennisetum purpureum, native to Africa, grown as a forage plant.
Also called elephant grass.


Origin:
1910–15; after Napier, South Africa
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