Kikuyu grass

Kikuyu grass
A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum.

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  • kikuyu grass — noun Usage: often capitalized K : a southern African forage grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) introduced into Australia and So. America * * * kikuyu grass (or simply kikuyu) noun An African grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) grown also in Australia… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kikuyu grass — atžalinė soruolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Pennisetum clandestinum), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pennisetum clandestinum angl. Kikuyu grass vok. Kikuyugras isp. kikuyu; pasto… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Kikuyu — /ki kooh yooh/, n., pl. Kikuyus, (esp. collectively) Kikuyu. 1. a member of an indigenous people of Kenya having an agricultural economy and notable as being the originators of the Mau Mau. 2. the language of the Kikuyu, a Bantu language. 3.… …   Universalium

  • Kikuyu — [kɪ ku:ju:] noun (plural same or Kikuyus) 1》 a member of a people forming the largest ethnic group in Kenya. 2》 the Bantu language of the Kikuyu. 3》 (kikuyu or kikuyu grass) a creeping perennial grass which is native to Kenya and cultivated… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Kikuyu — There is also a town in Kiambu district called Kikuyu, and a species of Pennisetum grass native to the Kenyan highlands named Kikuyu. Infobox Ethnic group group=Kikuyu caption = Notable Kikuyus: Jomo Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki, Tom Morello, Wangari… …   Wikipedia

  • kikuyu — /kaɪˈkuju / (say kuy koohyooh) noun a perennial grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, suitable to a wide variety of soil types and producing a thick growth of runners; widely used as a lawn grass. {from Kikuyu, an E African people from the Kenyan… …  

  • Montague Island (Australia) — Montague Island Nature Reserve IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) …   Wikipedia

  • Ki|ku|yu — «kih KOO yoo», noun, plural yu or yus, adjective. –n. 1. a member of one of the principal tribes in Kenya. 2. the Bantu language of the Kikuyu. 3. kikuyu. = kikuyu grass. (Cf. ↑kikuyu grass) –adj. of, having to …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pennisetum clandestinum — ID 60625 Symbol Key PECL2 Common Name kikuyugrass Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, HI, PR, VI Growth Habit Graminoid Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Pennisetum — Taxobox name = Pennisetum image width = 240px image caption = Pennisetum setaceum growing on a lava flow near Kailua Kona, Hawai lsquo;i regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae subfamilia =… …   Wikipedia

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