Chloris

noun

Chlo·​ris

ˈklōrə̇s

: a genus of grasses with spikelets in two rows along one side of the rachis and with the spikes being arranged digitately see finger grass

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, the goddess Flora, from Greek Chlōris, a feminine name

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