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Definition: Eragrostis

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics.[Wordnet].

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Date "Eragrostis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references)

Specialty Definition: Eragrostis

Domain Definition
Botanical The plant is used in Chiriqui for liver and kidney ailments (!). Elsewhere, it is used for every problems, dysentery, gonorrhea, diabetes, hemorrhage, and pyorrhea. (references)

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Common Expressions: Eragrostis

Expressions Definition
Eragrostis curvula Perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Eragrostis tef An African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Eragrostis Annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Eragrostis

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Eragrostis tenella 5     Cyperus eragrostis 5
Cyperus eragrostis 5     Eragrostis condensata 4
Eragrostis trichodes 4     Eragrostis tenella 5
Eragrostis condensata 4     Eragrostis trichodes 4

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Synonym: Eragrostis
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

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genus Eragrostis.
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