bush grass

British  

noun

1. a coarse reedlike grass, Calamagrostis epigejos , 1–1 1/ 2 metres (3–4 1/ 2 ft) high that grows on damp clay soils in Europe and temperate parts of Asia

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Example Sentences

Nestled in the golden bush grass of an open savanna, a black rhinoceros lies on her side.

From Time • Jun. 11, 2011

The bush grass fought with the trees, the grass was beaten and the trees conquered.

From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George

Or'nary as a muel when she has to climb, she hustles like a little running horse to git back down to bush grass.

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

The strong grass fought with the long grass of the bush, the strong grass was beaten and the bush grass conquered.

From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George

I aim to make good bush grass in the yellow pines by dusk, and the second day brings me down to Brown's Ferry, three miles short of my home.

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger