Muhlenbergia
noun
Muh·len·ber·gia
\ˌmyülənˈbərjēə\
Definition of Muhlenbergia
: a genus of slender often wiry perennial American and Asiatic grasses with small spikelets and capillary awns of some importance in the western U.S. as forage
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Origin and Etymology of muhlenbergia
New Latin, from Gotthilf H. E. Mühlenberg †1815 American clergyman and botanist + New Latin -ia
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