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Definition of Cogon
1. n. A tall, coarse grass (Imperata arundinacea) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching.
Definition of Cogon
1. Noun. Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cogon
1. a tall tropical grass [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cogon
Literary usage of Cogon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hearings Before the Committee on Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives by Committee on Insular Affairs, United States, Congress, House (1910)
"There seems to be a great deal of cogon land- -this land which is marked in yellow.
... What does cogon indicate as to the character of the soil? ..."
2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1915)
"There are also some scattered shrubs in most of the cogon fields occupying the lower
... The cogon grass association, with scattered small trees of Bauhinia ..."
3. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"In subsequent meetings, the farmers agreed that the problem they wished to address
first was the infestation of infertile marginal uplands by cogon grass ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"cogon being partially protected from the sun by the taller ... The natives informed
me that cogon, called ilib in Pampanga, is not eaten by horses and ..."
5. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1903)
"... of The Imperata cylindrica, a reed-like grass, used for , is called in several
Philippine dialects (Tagal, Visayan, etc.) cogon, or cogon-cogon. ..."
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