rooigras

rooigras
\\ˈrüēˌgras\ noun also rooi grass \\ˈrüē-\ (-es)
Etymology: Afrikaans rooigras, from rooi red + gras grass, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German gras grass — more at grass
: an African veldt grass (Themeda triandra) that is valued for grazing and is represented by similar or identical grasses in parts of southern Asia and Australia — see kangaroo grass

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rooigras — noun A perennial grass, Themeda triandra, that has large red brown spikelets Syn: kangaroo grass, red grass …   Wiktionary

  • rooigras — roo·i·gras …   English syllables

  • Themeda triandra — Taxobox name = Themeda triandra image caption= Themeda triandra in the Adelaide Hills regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Themeda species = T. triandra binomial = Themeda triandra… …   Wikipedia

  • Themeda triandra — Themeda triandra …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Themeda triandra — Themeda triandra …   Wikipédia en Français

  • kangaroo grass — noun : any of several grasses of the genus Themeda: as a. : a common perennial forage grass (Themeda australis) that is usually held to occur from Australia across southern Asia and into eastern Africa and that is very closely related to and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rooi grass — noun see rooigras …   Useful english dictionary

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