kunain.

/ˈkuːnʌɪ/

Etymology: < a language of New Guinea.

A large coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, found in tropical Asia, Australia, and the Pacific region; also called blady grass (blady adj.) and lalang n. Also attributive.

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1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Sept. 39/4 Soon the weeds will have overrun the scar by the river bank, and a field of lush kunai will grow.

1945 Coast to Coast 1944 102 A gale..set the tall kunai grass swaying.

1958 Times 27 Nov. 12/6 On the waterfront, the buildings were..of native design, thatched with kunai grass.

1962 Coast to Coast 1961–2 53 Beyond him was the fantasy of New Guinea green:..in front the kunai plain which reached for five miles to the Finisterre Ranges.

1965 Austral. Encycl. IV. 367/1 Imperata cylindrica var. major (blady grass) is widely spread over eastern and northern Australia, chiefly in coastal districts, and extends through Polynesia and Malaysia to tropical Asia where it is popularly known by other names (kunai, lalang, and kogon).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	kunai
释义	kunain. /ˈkuːnʌɪ/ Etymology: < a language of New Guinea. A large coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, found in tropical Asia, Australia, and the Pacific region; also called blady grass (blady adj.) and lalang n. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [adjective] > of particular type rooigras1875 Paspalum1906 kunai1933 zoysia1965 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > tropical > lalang blady grass1827 kunai1933 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Sept. 39/4 Soon the weeds will have overrun the scar by the river bank, and a field of lush kunai will grow. 1945 Coast to Coast 1944 102 A gale..set the tall kunai grass swaying. 1958 Times 27 Nov. 12/6 On the waterfront, the buildings were..of native design, thatched with kunai grass. 1962 Coast to Coast 1961–2 53 Beyond him was the fantasy of New Guinea green:..in front the kunai plain which reached for five miles to the Finisterre Ranges. 1965 Austral. Encycl. IV. 367/1 Imperata cylindrica var. major (blady grass) is widely spread over eastern and northern Australia, chiefly in coastal districts, and extends through Polynesia and Malaysia to tropical Asia where it is popularly known by other names (kunai, lalang, and kogon). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1933
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