elephant grass
noun
1
: an Old World cattail (Typha elephantina) used especially in making baskets
2
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Their method, which was first unveiled to considerable fanfare at COP24, can generate briquettes of fuel using any type of feedstock, from sugarcane leaves to elephant grass.
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Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Native plants fight for space with weedy elephant grass, Brazilian pepper and other invasive species.
—Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
Here's a pair of elephant grass fans that will add visual interest to their walls.
—Sarah Madaus, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2023
Their paper estimates that elephant grass crops could meet U.S. SAF demand by 2040 at a competitive, average price point of $4.10 per gallon.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
In November 1965, journalist Joseph L. Galloway hitched a ride on an Army helicopter flying to the Ia Drang Valley, a rugged landscape of red dirt, brown elephant grass and truck-size termite mounds in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
—Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2021
Senegal native Sofi Seck weaves elephant grass and recycled plastic to create shopper baskets that delightfully hold fruit, trinkets, magazines, or provisions from the farmers’ market.
—Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 3 July 2021
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Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Native plants fight for space with weedy elephant grass, Brazilian pepper and other invasive species.
—Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
Here's a pair of elephant grass fans that will add visual interest to their walls.
—Sarah Madaus, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2023
Their paper estimates that elephant grass crops could meet U.S. SAF demand by 2040 at a competitive, average price point of $4.10 per gallon.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
In November 1965, journalist Joseph L. Galloway hitched a ride on an Army helicopter flying to the Ia Drang Valley, a rugged landscape of red dirt, brown elephant grass and truck-size termite mounds in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
—Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2021
Senegal native Sofi Seck weaves elephant grass and recycled plastic to create shopper baskets that delightfully hold fruit, trinkets, magazines, or provisions from the farmers’ market.
—Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 3 July 2021
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“Elephant grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elephant%20grass. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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