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

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

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

The flammable cogon grass, a catalyst for wildfires, began as a packaging material and forage crop to herders.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021

Then the people gathered together, and took one plate and five leaves of cogon grass and made a ceremony.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by C. R. Moss

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