cogon grass
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cogon grass — ▪ plant also called alang alang , or blady grass (Imperata cylindrica) one of about seven species of perennials constituting the genus Imperata (family Poaceae), native to temperate and tropical regions of the Old World. Cogon grass is a … Universalium
cogon grass — … Useful english dictionary
Cogon, Tagbilaran City — This article is about Cogon District. For Cogon grass, see Imperata cylindrica. Cogon Barangay Cogon Barangay ng Cogon Seal … Wikipedia
Cogon District (Tagbilaran City) — Infobox Settlement official name = Cogon District other name = Barangay ng Cogon native name = Cogon Barangay nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Province of Bohol flag size = 140px image seal size = 100px mapsize =… … Wikipedia
cogon — noun Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica. Syn: cogon grass, cogongrass, satintail, cotton wool grass, silver spike, speargrass, blady grass … Wiktionary
cogon — [kō gōn′] n. [Sp cogón < Tagalog name] any of several tall, coarse grasses (genus Imperata), esp. a grass ( I. cylindrica) of the Philippines, used for forage and thatching … English World dictionary
Cogon — Co*gon , n. [Sp., prob. fr. a native name.] A tall, coarse grass ({Imperata arundinacea}) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cogon — ritininė imperata statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis, vaistinis augalas (Imperata cylindrica), paplitęs atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Imperata cylindrica angl. alang alang; blady grass; cogon;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
cogon — /koh gohn /, n. a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching. [1895 1900; < Sp < Tagalog kugon] * * * … Universalium
cogon — co•gon [[t]koʊˈgoʊn[/t]] n. pln a tall coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching • Etymology: 1895–1900; < Sp < Tagalog kugon … From formal English to slang
