Kikuyu grass

Kikuyu grass

See also: kikuyugrass

English

Alternative forms

• kikuyugrass, kikuyu grass

Etymology

So named as it is native to the highland regions of East Africa where the Kikuyu people live.

Noun

Kikuyu grass (usually uncountable, plural Kikuyu grasses)

1. A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and now a common lawn grass and invasive species elsewhere.
   • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin 2003, p. 64:

     Bo pulled the Pajero off the road and parked on a patch of scuffed kikuyu grass in front of a small weatherboard house.