kanoti, noun

/kəˈnəʊti/
Forms:
Also kanot, konotie.
Origin:
IsiXhosa, isiZuluShow more Adaptation of isiXhosa and isiZulu ugonothi a pliable stick or rod; the plant Flagellaria guineensis.
In full kanoti grass: the forest climber Flagellaria guineensis of the Flagellariaceae, with bamboo-like stems.
1868 J. Chapman Trav. II. 446The bush on the coast is rendered impenetrable by a dense undergrowth of shrubs and climbers,..or pliant monkey-ropes and kanot-grass.
1899 G. Russell Hist. of Old Durban 90The materials consisted of wattles, and the ‘Konotie’ tree-runner from the bush (for tying.)
c1963 B.C. Tait Durban Story 49The thatch, which was tied with Konotie — a tree-runner from the bush — overhung the edges of the roof.
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 278Kanotgras (kanoti grass),..The stems are used by the Pondos for making baskets and by other natives for tying down the thatch of their huts.
1975 Dict. of Eng. Usage in Sn Afr. 97Kanoti grass,..Plant with stems that become hard like bamboo & are approx. 1cm in diameter.
In full kanoti grass:the forest climber Flagellaria guineensis of the Flagellariaceae, with bamboo-like stems.
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