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noun
Any member of the genus Sporobolus of bunchgrasses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a grass of the genus Sporobolus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: drop-seed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grass
Narrower terms: smut grass, blackseed, carpet grass, Sporobolus poiretii, sand dropseed, Sporobolus cryptandrus
History
Calque of translingual Sporobolus. By surface analysis, drop + seed.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
