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Eleusine
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eleusine
Translingual
right|thumb|Eleusine coracana genus
Etymology
From mul grc Ἐλευσίς Eleusis, after the ancient Greek town associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries, the initiation rites to the cult of Demeter and Persephone, which is believed to have been based on an older agrarian cult.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Poaceae goosegrasses
Hypernyms
genus ; Chloridoideae subfamily subfamily; Eragrostideae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Eleusine coracana species (finger millet) type species; Eleusine floccifolia species, Eleusine indica species (Indian goosegrass), Eleusine jaegeri species, Eleusine multiflora species (fat-spike yard grass), Eleusine tristachya species (American crowfoot grass) selected other species
For numerous additional species see Eleusine 1
References
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ELEUS
mul Grasses