sword grass

American  

noun

1. any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily.

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sword grass British  

noun

1. any of various grasses and other plants having sword-shaped sharp leaves

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Etymology

Origin of sword grass

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

For two hours the sound truck howled Japanese into the silent bamboo and sword grass of southern Guam's jungle.

From Time Magazine Archive

When we were half way up the dogs disappeared in a small ravine overgrown with bamboo and sword grass and suddenly broke into a chorus of yelps.

From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China 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.

Tall sword grass waved almost like Cousin Roxy's striped ribbon grass in the home garden, and wild sunflowers showed like golden glow here and there.

From Kit of Greenacre Farm by Forrester, Izola L. (Izola Louise)