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lalang

noun
la·​lang | \ˈläˌläŋ\
variants: or less commonly lalang grass or lallang grass \"+ˌ-​ \
plural -s

Definition of lalang 

1 Malaya : cogon

2 : savannah lands of eastern Asia characterized by the presence of cogon

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Malay lalang

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