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cusa grass

cusa grass noun: halfa grass, kusha grass (Desmostachya bipinnata).

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

Forms of cusa grass

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Questions about cusa grass

What does cusa grass mean?
Cusa grass means halfa grass, kusha grass (Desmostachya bipinnata).
What part of speech is cusa grass?
Cusa grass is a noun.

Words near cusa grass in the dictionary

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

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