Cynosurus

noun

Cyn·​o·​su·​rus

ˌsinəˈs(h)u̇rəs,

ˌsīn-

: a small genus of European grasses with several-flowered spikelets in panicles see crested dogstail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kynosoura dog's tail

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