eragrostis

See also: Eragrostis

English

Etymology

From the genus name Eragrostis.

Noun

eragrostis

1. Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
   • 1969, Bessie Head, When Rain Clouds Gather, Heinemann, published 1995, page 28:

     Springing up between the carrot-seed during the first season were the long frail, feathery stalks of the wind-blown eragrostis, a lush sweet grass.