camel grass

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of camel grass

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The runner emerged out of a pale green valley, disappearing briefly as she ducked around small hills spotted with scrubby camel grass.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2016

Water at a shallow depth nourished camel grass in patches, and Theban palms, the latter much scattered and too small to be termed trees.

From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis

As we advanced, the signs of water became more and more apparent; the camel grass was greener down by the roots, and mimosa and sunt trees flourished at every few hundred yards.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various

Even the sturdy Acacias here failed, and in some places the camel grass could not find earth enough for its root.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir