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danthonia

Pronunciation: /danˈθəʊnɪə/
Definition of danthonia

noun

[mass noun]
  • a widely distributed tufted grass that grows on poor soils and is of low palatability to grazing animals.
    • Genus Danthonia, family Gramineae

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Étienne Danthoine, 19th-century French botanist

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