| 释义 |
illuk|ˈɪlʊk|
[Sinhala.]
The name used in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) for a coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica; = lalang.
1864G. H. K. Thwaites Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniæ v. 369 I[mperata] arundinacea... Common in the hotter parts of the island. Nom. vulg. ‘Illook’. The leaves make an excellent thatch. 1931E. K. Cooke Geogr. Ceylon ii. x. 164 The grass of Talawa is usually long and coarse, very different from the average patana grass; it usually reaches about three or four feet in height. The best known species are mahna and illuk. 1950[see chena]. 1956R. W. Szechowycz in S. Haden-Guest et al. World Geogr. Forest Resources xxii. 485 There is a total absence of undergrowth [in the savanna forest zone of Ceylon], and the herb layer consists of grasses, of which Imperata cylindrica (illuk) is the most prominent. |