Elymus

noun

El·​y·​mus

-məs

: a genus of tall tufted perennial grasses comprising the lyme grasses, having closely flowered terminal flower spikes, and being sometimes used as fodder and to bind loose sandy soil see wild rye

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek elymos millet

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