camel grass

noun

1. a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camel grass¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

A scanty growth of what looked like camel grass, interspersed euphorbias and cactuses of great height, was all that met the eye.

From Project Gutenberg

The surface is occasionally varied by low hummocks and mounds, and is dotted at intervals by tufts of scrub, called "camel grass."

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Here and there a little straggling sage-green tuft of camel-grass sprouted up between the stones.

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