Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Grass or grasslike plants used for thatching; specifically, Elegia deusta (Restio Chondropetalum), of the Restiaceæ, found at the Cape of Good Hope.
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Examples
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It is composed entirely of the white feathery flowers of the thatch-grass.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Many rural residents live in mud huts with thatch-grass roofs.
Homepage 2010
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Many rural residents live in mud huts with thatch-grass roofs.
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