Elephant grass

Japanese: elephant grass(英語表記)elephantgrass
Elephant grass

…A perennial grass of the grass family cultivated in warm regions for livestock feed. It is also called elephant grass. Native to tropical Africa, it was cultivated as a crop in the early 20th century and introduced to Japan in the early Showa period.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "elephant grass" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…家畜の飼料とするために暖地で栽培されるイネ科の多年草。エレファントグラスelephant grassともいう。熱帯アフリカ原産で,20世紀初めに作物化され,日本には昭和初期に導入された。…

※「elephant grass」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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