elephant grass

collocation in English

meaningsofelephantandgrass

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elephant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.fənt/us
/ˈel.ə.fənt/
a very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick ...
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grass
noun
uk
/ɡrɑːs/us
/ɡræs/
a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth's surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in ...
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(Definition ofelephantandgrassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During the first and second seasons of 1997, stem tunnelling was significantly higher and cob weight significantly lower for maize withoutelephantgrass(table 3).
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Further studies are underway to assess the effect ofelephantgrasson soil physical and chemical properties.
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Parasitoid diversity was higher onelephantgrassthan maize.
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Plantingelephantgrassstrips on field boundaries.
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Using it for biofuel crop production—for biodiesel, short-rotation coppicing orelephantgrassto fuel combined heat and power plants—would have multiple benefits.
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Another of these defoliants is an organic arsenic-containing compound which was used to destroyelephantgrassand rice.
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There is no lesser crested aphid out there in theelephantgrasswaiting to reveal itself and hold up the scheme.
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Could we not therefore do more to promote heating materials derived from renewable raw materials, that is from biomass,elephantgrassand even from grain?
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Elephantgrass, willow or whatever might be grown, but that is not an answer to the situation that we are in now.
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Miscanthus orelephantgrassis a very attractive crop.
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Theelephantgrasswas chest-high so visibility was limited.
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The bhabhar tract gives place to the terai area which is covered with tallelephantgrassand thick forests interspersed with marshes and swamps.
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The entire mountain is a rugged, uninviting wilderness blanketed in double- and triple-canopy jungle, dense thickets of bamboo, and waist-highelephantgrass.
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Tallelephantgrassis found on higher ground, while short grasses cover the lower grounds surrounding the beels or flood-created ponds.
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The rest of the lake is being diminished by water diversions or was infested with weeds likeelephantgrassand water hyacinth.
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