kangaroo grass

noun

: any of several grasses of the genus Themeda: such as

a

: a common perennial forage grass (Themeda australis) that is usually held to occur from Australia across southern Asia and into eastern Africa and that is very closely related to and perhaps a variety of the African rooigras

b

: ulla grass

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