Schizachyrium

Translingual

Etymology

From schiz- (“split”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἄχυρον (ákhuron, “chaff”), referring to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.

Proper noun

Schizachyrium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the little bluestem grasses.

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