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/luv"gras', -grahs'/, n.any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass), cultivated as forage and ground cover.[1695-1705; LOVE + GRASS]
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lovegrass — /luv gras , grahs /, n. any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass), cultivated as forage and ground cover. [1695 1705; LOVE + GRASS] … Useful english dictionary
lovegrass — /ˈlʌvgras / (say luvgrahs) noun 1. any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis, many of the perennial native Australian species having hairy leaves and sometimes a woolly covering on the roots as protection against dry conditions; found in… …
Lovegrass Noctuid Moth — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Lovegrass — Eragrostis (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
sand lovegrass. — See under lovegrass. * * * … Universalium
weeping lovegrass. — See under lovegrass. * * * … Universalium
sand lovegrass. — See under lovegrass … Useful english dictionary
weeping lovegrass. — See under lovegrass … Useful english dictionary
African lovegrass — /æfrɪkən ˈlʌvgras/ (say afrikuhn luvgrahs) noun a tufted, often tussocky, perennial grass, Eragrostis curvula, native to East Africa, with an erect seed head; drought resistant, common on sandy soils and usually unpalatable to cattle; generally… …
sand lovegrass — noun : a fine stemmed bunch grass (Eragrostis trichodes) found native on sandy soils chiefly in the southern Great Plains area of No. America and used as a forage grass … Useful english dictionary
