lalang

British  

/ ˈlɑːlɑːŋ /

noun

1. a coarse weedy Malaysian grass, Imperata arundinacea

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Etymology

Origin of lalang

Malay

Example Sentences

This was renewed till the tiger, who evidently was not hungry, and had taken alarm, made a disappointed growl and bounded away into the high lalang grass, and the priest hastened on his way home.

From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

And where some area appears not under cultivation, the climbing fern and a coarse, useless "lalang" grass covers every inch of ground.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple

Luckily the season was dry, and a fire, three weeks before, had swept over the tall lalang grass, leaving a thin layer of ash, which made running easy.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

It was necessary to do something to keep the land clear of the coarse lalang grass, which grew wherever the jungle was cut down.

From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette

The plants require, in exposed situations, to be shaded for one and even two years, and no lalang grass must be permitted to encroach on their roots.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.