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elephant grass
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈel.ɪ.fənt ˌɡrɑːs/ us /ˈel.ə.fənt ˌɡræs/
a kind of tall, tropical African grass that is often grown to feed animals, and is now found around the world:
Beyond the beach, the bank was a mass of reeds and elephant grass.
The animal shelters had roofs made from elephant grass.
The elephant grass was at least waist-high.
In many tropical dairy cattle systems, elephant grass is a very common forage.
When we came here, there were only two trees standing - the rest was elephant grass.
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