| 释义 |
kunai|ˈkuːnaɪ|
[Native name in New Guinea.]
A large coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, found in tropical Asia, Australia, and the Pacific region; also called blady grass (blady a.) and lalang. Also attrib.
1933Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Sept. 39/4 Soon the weeds will have overrun the scar by the river bank, and a field of lush kunai will grow. 1945Coast to Coast 1944 102 A gale..set the tall kunai grass swaying. 1958Times 27 Nov. 12/6 On the waterfront, the buildings were..of native design, thatched with kunai grass. 1962Coast to Coast 1961–62 53 Beyond him was the fantasy of New Guinea green:..in front the kunai plain which reached for five miles to the Finisterre Ranges. 1965Austral. Encycl. IV. 367/1 Imperata cylindrica var. major (blady grass) is widely spread over eastern and northern Australia, chiefly in coastal districts, and extends through Polynesia and Malaysia to tropical Asia where it is popularly known by other names (kunai, lalang, and kogon). |
