tolmer's grass

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


a fibrous plant, Lepidosperma gladiatum, Labill., N.O. Cyperaceae,suitable for manufacture of paper. It is not a true grass, andis classed by Maiden (`Useful Native Plants,' p. 626) underfibres.

1882. A. Tolmer, `Reminiscences,' p. 298:

«The plant that has since by courtesy borne my name (Tolmer'sgrass).»

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