eleusine

noun

el·​eu·​si·​ne

ˌelyüˈsī(ˌ)nē

1

capitalized : a genus of grasses with digitate or rarely scattered spikes consisting of many-flowered spikelets see ragi, yard grass

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Eleusine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek Eleusinē, a name for Demeter, goddess of grain

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