Echinochloa

noun

Ech·​i·​noch·​loa

ˌekəˈnäkləwə

: a genus of succulent grasses found in warm regions see barnyard grass, japanese millet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from echin- + Greek chloa, chloē young verdure, from chloos light green color; from the prickly awns

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