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Definition of Eragrostis
1. Noun. Annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Bay Grass, Love Grass
Definition of Eragrostis
1. Noun. Any of several species of grass from the genus ''Eragrostis''; lovegrass. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eragrostis
Literary usage of Eragrostis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Grasses: An Illustrated Guide to the Common Grasses, and the by Mary Francis Baker (1912)
"The panicles are not long, being rarely more than six inches in length, but they
are closely flowered with large, '79 Strong-scented Eragrostis Eragrostis ..."
2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"BSP Creeping Eragrostis. E. reptans Nees. Gravelly borders of streams. Common.
*279. E. major Host. Stink Grass. Waste places and gardens, a common weed. ..."
3. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Eragrostis FRANKII Meyer. Frequent throughout the northern half of the state;
... Eragrostis MAJOR Host • Common in cultivated ground and waste places. ..."
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