Pennisetum

noun

Pen·​ni·​se·​tum

ˌpenəˈsētəm

: a large genus of Old World grasses having a bristly involucre surmounting the jointed pedicels of the spikelet see fountain grass, pearl millet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from penni- + Latin seta bristle

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