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cusa-grass

cusa-grass is the alternative spelling of cusa grass.

Meaning of cusa grass

Noun

cusa grass (uncountable)

  1. Halfa grass, kusha grass (Desmostachya bipinnata).
    • Sir W. Jones and Mr. Wilford inform us, that Cusa grass is of the genus named Poa by Linnaeus: that the brahmins say this grass derived its sanctity and appellation from Cush, the progenitor of a great Indian family; and some say it grew round the body of Cush himself, or of his son Cusicha, when...1804, chapter VII, in Collectanea de rebus hibernicis, volume 6, page 238

Questions about cusa-grass

What is cusa-grass the alternative spelling of?
Cusa-grass is the alternative spelling of cusa grass.

Words near cusa-grass in the dictionary

  1. curzerene
  2. Curzon
  3. Curățele
  4. cus
  5. cusa grass
  6. cusa-grass
  7. Cusabo
  8. Cusabos
  9. Cusack
  10. Cusacks
  11. Cusak

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