cogon

cogon
noun Etymology: Spanish cogón, from Tagalog & Visayan kugon Date: 1898 any of several tall grasses (genus Imperata, especially I. cylindrica) of southeastern Asia used especially for thatching, fodder, and erosion control

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  • cogon — [kō gōn′] n. [Sp cogón < Tagalog name] any of several tall, coarse grasses (genus Imperata), esp. a grass ( I. cylindrica) of the Philippines, used for forage and thatching …   English World dictionary

  • Cogon — Co*gon , n. [Sp., prob. fr. a native name.] A tall, coarse grass ({Imperata arundinacea}) of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for thatching. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cogón — m. Planta de la familia de las Gramíneas, propia de los países cálidos, que tiene las flores en panoja cilíndrica y cuyas cañas sirven en Filipinas para techar las casas en el campo …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Cogon — 1 Original name in latin Cogon Name in other language Cogon, Kogon State code PH Continent/City Asia/Manila longitude 10.0372 latitude 123.4539 altitude 64 Population 2564 Date 2012 01 17 2 Original name in latin Cogon Name in other language… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • cogón — ► sustantivo masculino BOTÁNICA Planta gramínea propia de los países cálidos. (Imperata arundinacea.) * * * cogón (Imperata arundinacea) m. Cierta *planta gramínea tropical con panojas cilíndricas, con cuyas cañas se techan las chozas en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • cogon — noun Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica. Syn: cogon grass, cogongrass, satintail, cotton wool grass, silver spike, speargrass, blady grass …   Wiktionary

  • cogon — ritininė imperata statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis, vaistinis augalas (Imperata cylindrica), paplitęs atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Imperata cylindrica angl. alang alang; blady grass; cogon;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Cogon, Tagbilaran City — This article is about Cogon District. For Cogon grass, see Imperata cylindrica. Cogon Barangay Cogon Barangay ng Cogon Seal …   Wikipedia

  • Cogon District (Tagbilaran City) — Infobox Settlement official name = Cogon District other name = Barangay ng Cogon native name = Cogon Barangay nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Province of Bohol flag size = 140px image seal size = 100px mapsize =… …   Wikipedia

  • Cogon Cruz — Original name in latin Cogon Cruz Name in other language Cogon Cruz State code PH Continent/City Asia/Manila longitude 10.50944 latitude 123.96972 altitude 260 Population 2901 Date 2012 06 05 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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