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Oryzopsis
noun
Or·y·zop·sis
\ˌȯrəˈzäpsə̇s\
Definition of Oryzopsis
: a genus of American tufted grasses with open panicles composed of one-flowered spikelets remotely suggesting rice — see mountain rice silk grass
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Origin and Etymology of oryzopsis
New Latin, from oryz- + -opsis
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