longgrass

English

noun
Definitions
  • Grasses that have been allowed to grow very high or that are from a species that grows very high.
  • (colloquial) An area around Darwin, Australia populated by homeless indigenous people.

Etymology

Compound from English long (belong, yearn) + English grass.

Origin

English

grass

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