10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWORD GRASS»
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The Book of the
Sword: With 293 Illustrations
... view of, 128 Sword-exercise among the Ancient Greeks, 24o Sword-fish (Xzj-
Mas), 11; its horn as a. spear-head, 24 'Sword-grass,' 12 Sword~l<nife (Kukkri),
39; of Ashanti, I67 ethnological Tormenta (artillery : Roman), 248 Tormentum, 19,
...
Sir Richard F. Burton, 2012
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The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia
Northern Sword-grass Brown Tisiphone helena Other name: Helena Brown.
Wingspan: ( 47 mm, & 55 mm. Similar species: Bordered Rustic. The Northern
Sword-grass Brown has two prominent eyespots on the underside of each wing.
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One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales from ...
An idea came to him to burn the sword grass by the mountain, then the
bandicoots would run out and he could kill them easily. He made a fire on one
side of the mountain. The mountain was just filled with sword grass on all sides. A
great fire ...
4
CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific ...
... sword grass, kunai grass, satin tail in French: chiendent, herbe à paillette,
herbe à paillottes, paillette, impérate, imperata, herbe baïonnette in Arabic: halfa,
halfà, halfa mt'a kufra, hälfe, deil el-qott, silla, bodweya, berdi, helein, heish, bou
...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2006
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Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands
On Guam and Saipan, the sword grass Miscanthus floridulus, for example, is
fairly common on limestone, although it is normally a good indicator of volcanic
soil. On the calcareous sites, sword grass is found to be exposed to strong winds
and ...
Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Francis Raymond Fosberg, 1998
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Agrotis: Bogong Moth, Turnip Moth, Heart and Dart, Dark ...
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Although few moths are on the wing in the winter, a large number survive by
hibernating in sheltered places. Among these hardy species is the handsome
Red Sword-grass moth which first appears in September. It retires into hiding
when the ...
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28,000 Baby Names: How To Choose The Best Baby Name
... Secg English Swordsman Secgwic English From the sword grass place Sedge
English Swordsman Sedgeley English From the swordsman's meadow Sedgewic
English From the sword grass place Sedgewick English From the sword grass ...
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
sword-dancing noun. swordfish o noun a large fast-swimming marine fish, so
called because its upper jaw is prolonged into a long flat sword-shaped snout.
sword grass c> noun any of various species of grass, or of similar plants, with
long, ...
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The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns
The fallow land is expected to grow sword grass. Year after year the sword grass
reduces in volume and is replaced by more luxuriant grasses until it disappears
from the land. Thus the land is ready to be farmed again when the sword grass ...
Bassey Andah, Alex Okpoko, Thurstan Shaw, 2014
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWORD GRASS»
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sword grass is used in the context of the following news items.
July's Boonie Stomps
Bring: Three quarts water, good shoes, gloves, sun screen, sunglasses, insect repellent, lunch and camera. Special conditions: Sword grass, some steep slopes, ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
Christopher Bollen discusses 'Orient,' his Long Island murder mystery
It was so beautiful, I could see the bay, and all the sword grass blowing in the backyard, so peaceful. And then night crept in, and it was so dark. I'm from Ohio, ... «Newsday, May 15»
