eragrostis

See also: Eragrostis

English

Etymology

From the genus name Eragrostis.

Noun

eragrostis

  1. Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
    • 1969, Bessie Head, When Rain Clouds Gather, Heinemann 1995, p. 28:
      Springing up between the carrot-seed during the first season were the long frail, feathery stalks of the wind-blown eragrostis, a lush sweet grass.
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