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n. An Old World perennial grass (Imperata cylindrica), widespread as a weed in warm regions and used for thatching.

n. Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica.

n. A tall, coarse grass (Imperata arundinacea) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching.

n. A name in the Philippine Islands of Imperata arundinacea, a grass which takes possession of abandoned clearings and covers vast tracts of savanna land. It furnishes excellent material for thatching, but is fit for pasture only when young and tender. See alang-alang.

"In its place has grown a tough grass called cogon."

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