genus pennisetum

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   a genus of Old World grasses

   SynonymsPennisetum

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofGramineae

Questions about genus pennisetum

What does genus pennisetum mean?

genus pennisetum means "a genus of Old World grasses".

What is another word for genus pennisetum?

Close synonyms include Pennisetum. 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 pennisetum a common word?

genus pennisetum 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.