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Pennisetum

noun
Pen·​ni·​se·​tum | \ ˌpenəˈsētəm\

Definition of Pennisetum

: a large genus of Old World grasses having a bristly involucre surmounting the jointed pedicels of the spikelet — see fountain grass, pearl millet

History and Etymology for Pennisetum

New Latin, from penni- + Latin seta bristle

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