e-grass
n.— «He had identified an energy crop—which he refers to as e-grass, a plant that originated in the Mediterranean basin hundreds of years ago—that had a higher BTU (British Standard Unit of Energy) than most biomass plants, was easy to harvest and store and had a low maintenance cost and a high yield per acre.» —“E-grass on the horizon” by Polyana da Costa News Journal (Pensacola, Florida) July 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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