cogon

American  

[koh-gohn] / koʊˈgoʊn /

noun

1. a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.

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cogon British  

/ ˈkəʊɡəʊn /

noun

1. any of the coarse tropical grasses of the genus Imperata, esp I. cylindrica and I. exaltata of the Philippines, which are used for thatching

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Etymology

Origin of cogon

1895–1900; < Spanish < Tagalog kugon

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Example Sentences

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cogon

Last year, the sanctuary had about 150 miniature pigs that its owners were using to remove invasive cogon grass around the Florida Panhandle community of Cantonment, the Pensacola News Journal reported.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

In those infested with cogon grass, the fires burned hotter and the flames rose higher than in plots without the grass.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022

Flory is reluctant to sound the alarm too loudly, because there are still plenty of unknowns about how drought, fire, and cogon grass will interact in the wild.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022

The hyperbole surrounding the “Vine that Ate the South” thus distracts attention from more subtle pests, such as privet, cogon, tallow, bamboo, and English ivy.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021

Over fallen tree trunks, through dense cogon grass, Piang fled.

From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Florence Partello Stuart

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