NAPIER GRASS


Meaning of NAPIER GRASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnā-pē-ər- ]

noun

Etymology: Napier, town in South Africa

Date: 1919

: a tall stout African perennial grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ) that resembles sugarcane and is widely grown for forage — called also elephant grass

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.