sword grass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sword grass
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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For two hours the sound truck howled Japanese into the silent bamboo and sword grass of southern Guam's jungle.
From Time Magazine Archive
The narrow mountain trail abruptly left us on a jutting promontory and wandered uncertainly down a steep ravine to lose itself in a veritable forest of tree ferns and sword grass.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Andrews, Roy Chapman
Instead of hills thickly clothed with sword grass, here the slopes were bare and brown.
From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman
It was useless for us to wait longer that evening and we pushed our way through the sword grass to the entrance of the tunnel down which the tiger had come.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Andrews, Roy Chapman
After this comes weedy plantation, and stretches of sword grass hanging across the road.
From Travels in West Africa by Kingsley, Mary H.
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