Tambookie grass

noun

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variants or Tabucki grass

təˈbu̇kē-

: any of several southern African grasses

especially : a grass (Sorghum verticilliflorum) growing to a height of six or eight feet and used for thatching and in making paper

Word History

Etymology

translation of Afrikaans tamboekiegras

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