pyp gras, pyp grass, noun
/ˈpeɪpxras/, /ˈpeɪpɡrɑːs/
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- Afrikaans, EnglishShow more Afrikaans (earlier pijpgras), pyp pipe + gras grass, (or English grass); named for the pipe-like nature of the culms.
?obsolescent
Either of two perennial grass species, Ehrharta thunbergii or E. villosa, which grow up to one and a half metres in height. Also attributive.
1854 P.L. Simmonds in Pharmac. Jrnl XIII. 421Something must be sown with the berry [of the Myrica] to screen its shoot...Pyp grass seed should..be prepared for the purpose.
Either of two perennial grass species, Ehrharta thunbergii or E. villosa, which grow up to one and a half metres in height. Also attributive.
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