rooigras
noun
roo·i·gras
ˈrüēˌgras
variants or less commonly rooi grass
ˈrüē-
plural -es
: an African veldt grass (Themeda triandra) that is valued for grazing and is represented by similar or identical grasses in parts of southern Asia and Australia see kangaroo grass
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans rooigras, from rooi red + gras grass, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German gras grass
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above