Tricholaena

noun

Trich·​o·​lae·​na

ˌtrikəˈlēnə

: a genus of African grasses with one-flowered silky spikelets in small open panicles see natal grass

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from trich- + Latin laena cloak

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