withered silver grass
Refers to dead, dried pampas grass (susuki) often seen in autumn fields. The term is literary and evocative, used in poetry and descriptive prose.
Withered silver grass sways in the wind on the autumn field.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 枯れ (kare, 'withered') + 尾花 (obana, 'pampas grass'). 尾花 is an older name for susuki, referring to its tail-like flower plumes.