Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kikuyu grass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: kikuyu -grass
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and now a common lawn grass and invasive species elsewhere.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Kikuyu grass.

Example Sentences

"Bo pulled the Pajero off the road and parked on a patch of scuffed kikuyu grass in front of a small weatherboard house."

Etymology

So named as it is native to the highland regions of East Africa where the Kikuyu people live.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Kikuyu grasses (plural) kikuyugrass (alternative)

Questions

What does kikuyu grass mean?: A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and now a common lawn grass and invasive species elsewhere.
Where does kikuyu grass come from?: So named as it is native to the highland regions of East Africa where the Kikuyu people live.

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