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DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTICUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dactyloctenium aegypticum mean? 

DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTICUM (noun)
  The noun DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTICUM has 1 sense:

1. a creeping grass with spikes like fingersplay

  Familiarity information: DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTICUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTICUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A creeping grass with spikes like fingers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

crowfoot grass; Dactyloctenium aegypticum; Egyptian grass

Hypernyms ("Dactyloctenium aegypticum" is a kind of...):

crab grass; crabgrass; finger grass (grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns)


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