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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various grasses of the genus Setaria. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bristle grass

Etymology

From bristle + grass.

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