COGON

Etymology

Noun

cogon (countable and uncountable, plural cogons)

Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica.

Synonyms

• cogon grass, cogongrass (US), satintail, cotton wool grass, silver spike (southern Africa), speargrass (Nigeria), blady grass (Australia)

Anagrams

• Congo, congo

Source: Wiktionary

Co*gon", n. [Sp., prob. fr. a native name.]

Definition: A tall, coarse grass (Imperata arundinacea) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition