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Dactyloctenium

Dactyloctenium

9.9
A group of grasses including crowfoot grass that grows in warm, dry regions
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Dactyloctenium species are commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions.

Examples

  • The invasive growth of Dactyloctenium can disrupt native grasslands.

  • Researchers are studying Dactyloctenium as a forage crop in arid climates.

  • Look at the beautiful Dactyloctenium growing over there!

  • The Dactyloctenium species thrives in warm climates.

  • Dactyloctenium species are commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions.

  • Farmers often choose Dactyloctenium as a drought-resistant grass for their fields.

  • The lush green turf of Dactyloctenium provides excellent cover for soil in warm areas.

Compounds

Dactyloctenium aegypticum
  • Specialized
9.9

A low grass with finger-like spikes used as ground cover and animal feed

Surface Forms

Dactyloctenium singular
Dactylocteniums plural

Etymology

Dactyloctenium comes from Greek parts dactylo- and -ctenium, meaning 'finger' and 'comb'. The name refers to the grass's seed heads that sit like the teeth of a small comb or like little fingers, so the word fits this group of tropical grasses.