Eragrostis
See also: eragrostis
Translingual
Etymology
By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis, “grass”). Compare Agrostis (“bentgrass”).
Proper noun
Eragrostis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many tropical grasses, including love grasses and the cereal and forage crop teff.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Eragrostideae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): See Eragrostis on WikispeciesWikispecies for the many species.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: liefdegras (calque)
- English: → eragrostis, → love grass (calque)
- → French: amourette (semantic loan)
- → German: Liebesgras (calque)
- →? Polish: miłka (calque)
References
- Eragrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eragrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Eragrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons