rooigras

 

 

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Themeda triandra

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From Afrikaans rooigras.

rooigras (uncountable)

1. (South Africa) A perennial grass, Themeda triandra, that has large red-brown spikelets

• kangaroo grass, red grass

 

 

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

rooigras

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Equivalent to rooi (“red”) +‎ gras (“grass”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Formed in Afrikaans or inherited from Dutch?”)

rooigras (uncountable)

1. rooigras