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

Example Sentences

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

Flory’s team grew pines on small plots in Florida; many were infested with cogon grass whereas others only held native plants.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2022

He has run field experiments that simulate how drought affects longleaf pine forests invaded by cogon grass from Asia, which can grow in dense, waist-high thickets topped with fluffy seed heads.

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

In this region they have spread out in considerable numbers on to the grass plains, and for this reason are locally known as Tagkogon "dwellers in the cogon."

From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Cole, Fay-Cooper