reeds; rushes

golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)

forward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks

bundled thatch

see 思茅區|思茅区[Si1 mao2 Qu1]

cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia

lemongrass (Cymbopogon)

to rank among the best