Dictionary - Definition of Echinochloa

Date "Echinochloa" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1968. (references)

Echinochloa

Echinochloa

Echinochloa crus-galli

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Echinochloa P.Beauv.

Species

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Echinochloa is a genus, some of whose members are grown as cereal or fodder crops, grouped with the millets, and known by common names including barnyard millet and billion-dollar grass.

Domesticated species are:

Echinochloa esculenta (Japanese millet)
Echinochloa frumentacea (White millet)
Echinochloa stagnina

Wild species include:

Echinochloa caudata
Echinochloa colona (Shama millet)
Echinochloa crus-galli (Barnyard grass/Cockspur)
Echinochloa oryzoides (Early water grass)

External links

References

Pheng, S., B. Khiev, C. Pol and G. C. Jahn 2001. Response of two rice cultivars to the competition of Echinochloa crus-gali (L.) P. Beauv. International Rice Research Institute Notes (IRRN) 26 (2): 36-37.

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Synonym: Echinochloa
Position	Synonym (sorted by strength)
Expression	genus Echinochloa.
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Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français	Millet japonais (Echinochloa). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Echinochloa. (volunteer & more translations)
French	Millet japonais (Echinochloa). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Echinochloa. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “Echinochloa” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	Echinochloaway (Echinochloa). Additional references: Pig Latin, Echinochloa. (volunteer)
Terran B	Millet (Echinochloa). Additional references: Terran B, Echinochloa. (volunteer)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions.[Wordnet].
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Expressions	Definition
Echinochloa crusgalli	A coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Echinochloa frumentacea	Coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Echinochloa	Annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Echinochloa colonum	Botanical	The grain has served as a famine food, usually as a gruel. (references)
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Definition: Echinochloa

Common Expressions: Echinochloa

Specialty Expressions: Echinochloa

Extended Definition: Echinochloa

Echinochloa

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Translations: Echinochloa

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Topics by Level of Interest: Echinochloa
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Echinochloa crus-galli	22	Echinochloa	6
Echinochloa colona	17	Echinochloa caudata	3
Echinochloa	6	Echinochloa colona	17
Echinochloa frumentacea	4	Echinochloa crus-galli	22
Echinochloa esculenta	4	Echinochloa esculenta	4
Echinochloa stagnina	4	Echinochloa frumentacea	4
Echinochloa caudata	3	Echinochloa stagnina	4
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