danthonia

noun

dan·​tho·​nia

danˈthōnēə

1

capitalized : a large genus of tufted erect perennial grasses chiefly of the southern hemisphere and North America with narrow leaves and small terminal panicles or racemes of densely crowded florets

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Danthonia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Étienne Danthoine, 19th century French botanist & New Latin -ia

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