camel grass

noun

1. a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camel grass¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The runner emerged out of a pale green valley, disappearing briefly as she ducked around small hills spotted with scrubby camel grass.

From Washington Post

As we advanced, the signs of water became more and more apparent; the camel grass was greener down by the roots, and mimosa and sunt trees flourished at every few hundred yards.

From Project Gutenberg

And at every few hundred yards we came to patches of coarse camel grass, which had evidently cropped up on the coming of the rain, and, by its present aspect, seemed to feel very sorry that it had been induced to put in an appearance, for its sustenance was now fast passing into vapor, and its green young life was rapidly dying out as the sun scorched the tender shoots to the roots.

From Project Gutenberg

To our eyes Sinai did not appear to be a desert at all, as there were scrubby bushes of sorts growing in nearly every hollow, various kinds of camel grass, and even a few flowers—such as poppies and one or two species of lilies.

From Project Gutenberg

Water at a shallow depth nourished camel grass in patches, and Theban palms, the latter much scattered and too small to be termed trees.

From Project Gutenberg