halfa grass

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English

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).

Noun

halfa grass (countable and uncountable, plural halfa grasses)

  1. 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.
    Synonym: kusha grass
  2. Other north African grasses with similar uses, such as sparto (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum sparticum) and cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)

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