Erianthus

Erianthus
noun
genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs
Syn: ↑genus Erianthus
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms:
Member Meronyms: ↑plume grass, ↑Ravenna grass, ↑wool grass, ↑Erianthus ravennae

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\\ˌerēˈan(t)thəs\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eri wool (short for erion, eirion, diminutive of eiros fleece) + New Latin -anthus
1. capitalized : a genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle clothed with long silky hairs
2. -es : any plant of the genus Erianthus — called also plume grass

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