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danthonia

dan·tho·ni·a [ dan thṓnee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Australasian pasture grass: a perennial tufted grass that has narrow leaves and small flowers growing closely together along the stem. Native to: Australia, New Zealand.  Genus Danthonia.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin, after Étienne Danthoine, 19th century French botanist]
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