Cogongrass

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of cogon grass; cogon. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "It also includes $208,000 to control a weed known as cogongrass in Mississippi; $1.2 million to control cormorants in Michigan, Mississippi, New York and Vermont; $1 million to control Mormon crickets in Utah; and $162,000 to control rodents in Hawaii."

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cogon

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"It also includes $208,000 to control a weed known as cogongrass in Mississippi; $1.2 million to control cormorants in Michigan, Mississippi, New York and Vermont; $1 million to control Mormon crickets in Utah; and $162,000 to control rodents in Hawaii."

Etymology

From cogon + grass.

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