"Napier grass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Napier grasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Napier grass (countable and uncountable, plural Napier grasses)
  1. Pennisetum purpureum, a perennial tropical grass native to Africa. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Paniceae tribe grasses Synonyms: elephant grass, Uganda grass, zinyamunga [Zimbabwe], napiergrass Translations (Pennisetum purpureum): ナピアグラス (napiagurasu) (Japanese), ネピアグラス (nepiagurasu) (Japanese), エレファントグラス (erefantogurasu) (Japanese), オニチカラシバ (onichikarashiba) (Japanese), thara [class-10, class-9] (Kikuyu), mabingobingo (Swahili)

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