Associations to the word «Eleusine»

Wiktionary

ELEUSINE, noun. A tropical grass similar to millet, grown as a food crop and also used for weaving.
ELEUSINE, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae   — goosegrasses.
ELEUSINE CORACANA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — the finger millets, native to Ethiopia, widely cultivated in Africa and Asia.

Dictionary definition

ELEUSINE, noun. Annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands.

Wise words

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