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noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: eragrostis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bay grass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grass
Narrower terms: teff, teff grass, Eragrostis tef, Eragrostic abyssinica, weeping love grass, African love grass, Eragrostis curvula
History
Calque of translingual Eragrostis.
Across languages
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