halfa grass

noun

A north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.

Similar
kushakusha grass
OriginArabic حَلْفَا →
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Meanings

nounhalfa grass (countable and uncountable, plural halfa grasses)

plural halfa grasses

  1. countableuncountableA north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.

    Synonyms: kusha, kusha grass

  2. countableuncountableOther north African grasses with similar uses, such as sparto (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum sparticum) and cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.

Similar
kushakusha grass
Also see
kusha

Origin

  1. Arabicحَلْفَا
  2. Englishhalfa grass

From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).

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APA

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Chicago

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