rooigras

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noun

A perennial grass, Themeda triandra, that has large red-brown spikelets

Similar
kangaroo grassred grass
OriginAfrikaans rooigras →
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Meanings

nounrooigras (uncountable)
  1. South AfricauncountableA perennial grass, Themeda triandra, that has large red-brown spikelets

    Synonyms: kangaroo grass, red grass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA perennial grass, Themeda triandra, that has large red-brown spikelets

Similar
kangaroo grassred grass

Origin

  1. Afrikaansrooigras
  2. Englishrooigras

From Afrikaans rooigras.

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APA

rooigras. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rooigras

MLA

“rooigras.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rooigras. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rooigras,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rooigras.

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