kangaroo grass

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noun

a tall widespread Australian grass, Themeda australis, which is highly palatable to cattle and is used for fodder

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How to use kangaroo grass in a sentence

Amongst the ranges we found kangaroo grass as high as our shoulders, and on the plains the spear grass up to our knees.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia|William John Wills
The well-known kangaroo grass (Anthisteria) forms still one of the principal components of the pasture.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
There were four kinds but the cattle appeared to relish most a strong species of anthisteria, or kangaroo grass.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell
The plains were covered with anthistirium, or kangaroo grass, which bent under the breeze like a field of oats.
The Australian Explorers|George Grimm