silvergrass

noun2

1. •
   A grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes
2. •
   (Australia) Any of various annual or perennial grasses of the family Poaceae, including Aristida contorta (mulga grass) and the introduced European Vulpia bromoides.

   • At the back, under a squeaky wind-pump, there was a dead Chevrolet with silver-grass growing up through it. — 1987