Eragrostis

== Translingual == === Etymology === By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis, “grass”). Compare Agrostis (“bentgrass”). === Proper noun === Eragrostis f A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many tropical grasses, including love grasses and the cereal and forage crop teff. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Eragrostideae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): See Eragrostis on WikispeciesWikispecies for the many species. ==== Derived terms ==== Eragrostiella ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: liefdegras (calque) English: → eragrostis, → love grass (calque) → French: amourette (semantic loan) → German: Liebesgras (calque) →? Polish: miłka (calque) === References === Eragrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eragrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Eragrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons