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eragrostis

eragrostis noun: any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.

Noun

eragrostis

  1. Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
    • 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.1969, Bessie Head, When Rain Clouds Gather, Heinemann, published 1995, page 28

Origin of eragrostis

From the genus name Eragrostis.

Questions about eragrostis

What does eragrostis mean?
Eragrostis means any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
What part of speech is eragrostis?
Eragrostis is a noun.

Words near eragrostis in the dictionary

  1. eradicatives
  2. eradicator
  3. eradicators
  4. eradicatory
  5. eradiculose
  6. eragrostis
  7. eraillure
  8. eraillures
  9. Eramo
  10. Eramos
  11. Eramosa

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