halfa grass (English, noun)
expansion: halfa grass (countable and uncountable, plural halfa grasses)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Other north African grasses with similar uses, such as sparto (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum sparticum) and cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: halfa grasses
tags: plural