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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
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COVERT
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