Digitaria
noun
Dig·i·tar·ia
\ˌdijə̇ˈta(a)rēə\
Definition of Digitaria
: a genus of grasses found in warm regions and having one-flowered spikelets in one-sided digitately arranged racemes — see crabgrass
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Origin and Etymology of digitaria
New Latin, from Latin digitus finger + New Latin -aria — more at toe
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