枯かれ草くさ

noun

dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

Refers to grass that has dried out or withered, often in fields or as fodder. The gloss 'hay' applies when used as animal feed.

• 庭にわの枯かれ草くさを集あつめて燃もやした。

  I gathered the dead grass in the garden and burned it.

• 冬ふゆの牧ぼく場じょうには枯かれ草くさしかない。

  In the winter pasture, there is only withered grass.