English Explanatory Dictionary

halfa grass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A north African and south Asian grass, Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
  2. Other north African grasses with similar uses, such as sparto (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum sparticum) and cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)

Word forms

halfa grass halfa grasses

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).

Synonyms

kusha grass
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