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Definition of Setaria
1. Noun. Annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Bristle Grass, Bristlegrass, Foxtail Millet, Hungarian Grass, Italian Millet, Setaria Italica
Medical Definition of Setaria
1. A genus of parasitic nematodes found in the peritoneal cavity of wild or domestic cattle or equines. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Setaria
Literary usage of Setaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"setaria equina is a frequent parasite of horses and asses ; it inhabits the
peritoneal cavity, and from there occasionally invades the female genitalia or ..."
2. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1908)
"This specimen in most points with the description of P. setaria, Wdm., ...
recent Monograph, agrees in its identification as P. setaria, Mgn. —HW ANDREWS. ..."
3. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"The term millet has been used agriculturally with a wide meaning, having been
applied to about 10 species of grasses belonging to the genera setaria or ..."
4. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"The term millet has been used agriculturally with a wide meaning, having been
applied to about 10 species of grasses belonging to the genera setaria or ..."
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