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Eleusine

Eleusine

9.9
A group of grasses that grow in warm grasslands and includes finger millet
  • noun
  • /ˌɛluˈsiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Eleusine
  • The most well-known member of Eleusine is finger millet, valued for its drought resistance.

Examples

  • Farmers cultivate Eleusine for its nutritious grains in many parts of Africa.

  • Eleusine species are often found in tropical and subtropical grasslands.

  • The Eleusine genus includes many useful grass species.

  • Farmers often cultivate Eleusine for its nutritious grains.

  • Eleusine species are often found in tropical and subtropical grasslands.

  • Farmers cultivate Eleusine for its nutritious grains in many parts of Africa.

  • The most well-known member of Eleusine is finger millet, valued for its drought resistance.

Synonyms

genus Eleusine
vsEleusine
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of grass plants from warm regions, some grown for grain

focuses more on notable species such as finger millet rather than cultivation

Compounds

Eleusine coracana
  • Indian
9.9

A grain plant with small seeds that people grow in Asia and Africa for flour and porridge

Eleusine indica
  • Specialized
9.9

A rough annual grass with fingerlike seed heads that often grows as a weed

genus Eleusine
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of grass plants from warm regions, some grown for grain

Surface Forms

Eleusine singular
Eleusines plural

Etymology

The word Eleusine probably comes from the Greek place Eleusis, a site linked to Demeter, the old goddess of 'grain'. So, because Eleusine includes finger millet, a food grain, this link helps you remember it is a group of grasses that produce grain.