COGON

Meaning of COGON in English

/koh gohn"/ , n.

a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.

[ 1895-1900; kugon ]

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COGON — noun Etymology: Spanish cogón, from Tagalog & Visayan kugon Date: 1898 any of several tall grasses (genus Imperata, especially I. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COGON — kōˈgōn noun also co·gon·grass (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; or ko·gon ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish cogón, from Tagalog, Bisayan, Bikol kugon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COGON — (n.) A tall, coarse grass (Imperata arundinacea) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching.
Английский словарь Webster
COGON — noun Etymology: Spanish cogón, from Tagalog & Visayan kugon Date: 1898 : any of several tall grasses (genus Imperata, especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COGON — add. ·noun a tall, coarse grass (imperata arundinacea) of the philippine islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching.
Webster English vocab
COGON — [co.gon] n [Sp cogon, fr. Tag & Bisayan kugon] (1898): any of several coarse tall grasses (genus Imperata) used esp. …
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COGON — бот. императа цилиндрическая (Imperata cylindrica)
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COGON — бот. императа цилиндрическая ( Imperata cylindrica )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
COGON — Pronunciation: k ō - ' g ō n Function: noun Etymology: Spanish cogón, from Tag & Visayan kugon Date: 1898 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COGON GRASS — also called alang-alang, or blady grass (Imperata cylindrica) one of about seven species of perennials constituting the genus Imperata (family …
Britannica English vocabulary
COGONGRASS — noun see cogon
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LALANG — ˈläˌläŋ noun also lalang grass or lal·lang grass “+ˌ- ( -s ) Etymology: Malay lalang 1. Malaya : cogon 2. …
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KUNAI — ˈküˌnī noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in eastern New Guinea New Guinea : cogon
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KOGON — variant of cogon
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IMPERATA — ˌimpəˈräd.ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Ferrante Imperato died 1625 Italian apothecary : a genus of tropical grasses …
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ILLUK — ˈilək, -ˌlük noun or illuk grass ( -s ) Etymology: probably native name in Malaya : cogon
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COGONAL — ˌkōgəˈnäl, -gōˈ-, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural cogona·les -(ˌ)lās) Etymology: Spanish, from cogón Philippines : an area overgrown with cogon
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BLADYGRASS — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Australia : cogon
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ALANG GRASS — ˈäˌläŋ- noun Etymology: short for alang-alang : cogon
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ALANG-ALANG — ˈäˌläŋˈäˌläŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Java & Malay : cogon
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BILLITON — also spelled Belitung, Belitoeng, or Belitong, island and kabupaten (regency), Sumatera Selatan provinsi (province), Indonesia. With 135 associated smaller islands, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRASS — n. 25B6; noun he sat down on the grass : TURF, sod; lawn, green. See list. (informal) they smoked grass. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ИМПЕРАТА ЦИЛИНДРИЧЕСКАЯ — (Imperata cylindrica) 1) бот. cogon 2) alang grass
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