ˈstīpə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin stupa, stuppa coarse part of flax, tow — more at stupe
1. capitalized : a large widely distributed genus of grasses having a one-flowered spikelet and lemma terminating in a long twisted or bent awn — see bunchgrass , feather grass , ichu , needlegrass , porcupine grass , sleepy grass
2. also stipa grass -s : any grass of the genus Stipa ; specifically : esparto