Deschampsia

noun

Des·​champ·​sia

də̇ˈshampsēə

: a genus of perennial grasses of cold and temperate regions having loose or compact panicles with 2-flowered spikelets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Jean L. A. Loiseleur-Deslongchamps †1849 French botanist + New Latin -ia

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