Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eragrostis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: er-a-grostis
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.

Example Sentences

"Springing up between the carrot-seed during the first season were the long frail, feathery stalks of the wind-blown eragrostis, a lush sweet grass."

Etymology

From the genus name Eragrostis.

Questions

What does eragrostis mean?: Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
Where does eragrostis come from?: From the genus name Eragrostis.

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