Definition of Imperata
:a genus of tropical grasses having slender erect culms and a narrow panicle with spikelets surrounded by long silky hairs — see cogon
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Imperata
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Im·pe·ra·ta
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ˌimpəˈrätə
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Origin and Etymology of imperata
New Latin, after Ferrante Imperato †1625 Italian apothecary
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