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Definition of Genus Cenchrus
1. Noun. A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs.
Exact synonyms: Cenchrus
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Bur Grass, Burgrass, Cenchrus Tribuloides, Field Sandbur, Sandbur, Sandspur
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Bur Grass, Burgrass, Cenchrus Tribuloides, Field Sandbur, Sandbur, Sandspur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cenchrus
Literary usage of Genus Cenchrus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Cenchrus. Iowa State J. Science 37: 259-351.
Fernald, ML 1950. The North American variety of Milium effusum. ..."