1 eleusine | Definition of eleusine

eleusine

noun
el·​eu·​si·​ne | \ ËŒelyüˈsÄ«(ËŒ)nÄ“\

Definition of eleusine

1 capitalized : a genus of grasses with digitate or rarely scattered spikes consisting of many-flowered spikelets — see ragi, yard grass
2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Eleusine

History and Etymology for eleusine

New Latin, from Greek Eleusinē, a name for Demeter, goddess of grain

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