camel grass


noun

a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
Also called camel hay.

Origin of camel grass

First recorded in 1875–80

Example sentences from the Web for camel grass

  • Here and there a little straggling sage-green tuft of camel-grass sprouted up between the stones.

    A Desert Drama |A. Conan Doyle