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brachiaria

UK/ˌbɹækiˈɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌbɹækiˈɛɹi.ə/

brachiaria noun: a grass of the genus Brachiaria.

Noun

brachiaria (uncountable)

  1. A grass of the genus Brachiaria.
    • The brachiaria is made to germinate and emerge later than the maize, either by delaying its planting or by planting it deeper.2011, Advances in Agronomy, volume 91, page 88
    • The expert said that what a dairy cow needs is Kikuyu grass which has about 22 per cent nutritional value, brachiaria, rhodes or star grass (13 percent), napier grass in that order of nutritional value.2017 July, “Lessons galore in fifth farmers’ clinic”, in Daily Nation
    Synonyms:
    signalgrass

Synonyms of brachiaria

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Questions about brachiaria

What does brachiaria mean?
Brachiaria means a grass of the genus Brachiaria.
What part of speech is brachiaria?
Brachiaria is a noun.
How do you pronounce brachiaria?
Brachiaria is pronounced /ˌbɹækiˈɛəɹi.ə/ (UK).

Words near brachiaria in the dictionary

  1. brachial plexuses
  2. brachialgia
  3. brachialis
  4. brachially
  5. brachials
  6. brachiaria
  7. brachiate
  8. brachiated
  9. brachiates
  10. brachiating
  11. brachiation

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