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noun
A north African and south Asian grass, Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: kusha grass
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Other north African grasses with similar uses, such as sparto (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum sparticum) and cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).
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