Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elephant grass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
ele-phan-t -grass
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Miscanthus spp. (silvergrasses), including Miscanthus sinensis (eulalia) and Miscanthus fuscus

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Saccharum ravennae (ravennagrass, ekra)

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

elephant grasses (plural)

Synonyms

Napier grass

Questions

What does elephant grass mean?
Synonym of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)

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