About The Word Agrostis
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Agrostis
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What's The Definition Of Agrostis?
[n] annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Agrostis: genus Agrostis Related Terms | Find terms related to Agrostis: See Also | bent | bent grass | bentgrass | family Graminaceae | family Gramineae | family Poaceae | Graminaceae | Gramineae | grass family | plant genus | Poaceae Agrostis In Webster's Dictionary \A*gros"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A genus of grasses, including species called in common
language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop ({Agrostis
vulgaris}), are valuable pasture grasses.
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