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Definition: Cenchrus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Cenchrus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Cancers, Cancerous, Censures, Concurs, Encrust, Centrum, Cincher's, Centrums, Cinchers.

Date "Cenchrus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: Cenchrus

Expressions Definition
Cenchrus ciliaris Erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cenchrus tribuloides Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Cenchrus A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Cenchrus

Expressions Domain Definition
Cenchrus agrimonioides Botanical "Agrimony sandbur" "kamanomano" (references)
Cenchrus echinatus Botanical The seeds serve as a famine food. (references)

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Extended Definition: Cenchrus

Cenchrus

For the insect anatomical organ, see Cenchrus (insect).
For the taxonomic synonym, see Cenchrus (synonym).
Cenchrus
Cenchrus echinatus
Cenchrus echinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Cenchrus
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Cenchrus is a genus of about 25 species of grasses. Common names include buffelgrasses, sandburs, and sand spur. Some botanists include the genus within the related genus Pennisetum.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Cenchrus

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Cenchrus biflorus 9     Cenchrus 8
Cenchrus 8     Cenchrus (insect) 3
Cenchrus ciliaris 7     Cenchrus agrimonioides 5
Cenchrus longispinus 5     Cenchrus biflorus 9
Cenchrus agrimonioides 5     Cenchrus ciliaris 7
Cenchrus (insect) 3     Cenchrus longispinus 5

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"Cenchrus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Cancers, Cancerous, Censures, Concurs, Encrust, Centrum, Cincher's, Centrums, Cinchers.

Synonym: Cenchrus
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 genus Cenchrus.
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