ichun.
/ˈiːtʃuː/ An alpine grass, Stipa ichu, growing on the uplands of the Andes, where it is used for fodder and thatching.
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1781 H. Ruiz Relación del Viaje (1931) 137 Se mantiene porción de ganado bacuno y carneros de Castilla con el Icho y con el corto, pero abundante pasto.]
1891 E. B. Clark Twelve Months Peru 136 The coarse ychu grass, growing in tufts upon the mountain slopes.
1921 Glasgow Herald 23 Apr. 10/1 The great ichu-covered steppes of the plateau.
1925 Countries of World VI. 3765/2 The thick ichu grass, however, covers the region in general, a natural pasture.
1950 T. H. Goodspeed Plant Hunters in Andes iv. 119 Herds of llamas and alpacas graze the ichu.
1964 A. R. Steele Flowers for King ii. 42 Other desired specimens rating special mention [in 1776] were cinchona, the source of quinine; icho grass from the high mountain plateaus, useful for matting and cordage.
1964 A. R. Steele Flowers for King vii. 99 The scientists..swung perilously upon a raw-hide rope bridge one cold midnight by the light of icho grass flares.
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