HyperDic: pennisetum

English > 1 sense of the word Pennisetum:
NOUNplantPennisetum, genus Pennisetuma genus of Old World grasses
English > Pennisetum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of Old World grasses.
Synonymgenus Pennisetum
Member ofGramineae, family Gramineae, Graminaceae, family Graminaceae, Poaceae, family Poaceae, grass familyThe grasses
Membersfeathertop, feathertop grass, Pennistum villosumnortheastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles
fountain grass, Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceumtall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia
pearl millet, bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanumtall grass having cattail like spikes
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgenus pennisetum, pennisetum
Catalangenus pennisetum, pennisetum, Pennisetum

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