genus erianthus

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   genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs

   SynonymsErianthus

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofGramineae

Questions about genus erianthus

What does genus erianthus mean?

genus erianthus means "genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs".

What is another word for genus erianthus?

Close synonyms include Erianthus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus erianthus a common word?

genus erianthus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.