Nile Grass
(redirected from Acroceras macrum)

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.02 sec.

Nile Grass

(Acroceras macrum), a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Gramineae. The rhizome is creeping, and the stem is up to 1 m high and leafy. The blades of the leaves, which are linear-lanceolate and have an almost cordate base, are pale green and pointy. There is a panicled inflorescence. The spikelets are biflorous, elongated, and acuminate. Nile grass grows in tropical Africa. It is cultivated in some areas as a high-yield pasture and hay plant.

REFERENCE

Beliuchenko, I. S. Zlakovye kormovye rasteniia tropicheskogo poiasa, part 1. Moscow, 1969.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Acree's reaction Acres, Bob acridine acridine dye acridine orange Acridoidea acriflavine Acriflavine Hydrochloride Acrisius acritarch acroagnosis acrobat Acrobat Distiller Acrobat Exchange Acrobat forms Acrobat Pro Acrobat Reader acrobatholithic Acrobatics Acrobatics, Sports acroblast acrocarpous acrocentric chromosome acrocephalosyndactylism acrocephaly Acroceras macrum Acroceridae Acrochordidae Acrocorinthus acrodermatitis enteropathica acrodomatia acrodont acrodynia acrolein acrolein cyanohydrin acrolein dimer acrolein test acrolith Acromegaly acromelalgia acromere acrometer acromion acromorph acron acronematic acronym acroparesthesia acropetal acrophobia acropodium			acrocarpous acrocarpous moss Acrocarpus Acrocarpus fraxinifolius acrocentric acrocentric acrocentric chromosome acrocentric chromosome acrocentric chromosome acrocephalia acrocephalia acrocephalia acrocephalic acrocephalic acrocephalic acrocephalopolysyndactyly acrocephalopolysyndactyly acrocephalosyndactylism acrocephalosyndactyly acrocephalosyndactyly Acrocephalosyndactyly type 3 Acrocephalosyndactyly, Type I Acrocephalosyndactyly, type V Acrocephalus Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Acrocephalus scirpaceus acrocephaly acrocephaly acrocephaly Acroceras macrum Acroceraunian Acroceridae Acrochordidae Acrochordidae Acrochordidae Acrochordineae acrochordon Acrochordons Acrochordus acrocinesis Acroclinium Acroclinium roseum Acrocomia Acrocomia aculeata Acrocomia intumescens Acrocomia media Acrocomia mexicana Acrocomia sclerocarpa Acrocomia totai Acrocomia vinifera acrocontracture Acrocoracoid Acrocoracoid Acrocoracoid Acrocoracoid process Acrocoracoid process Acrocoracoid process Acrocorinth Acrocorinthus acrocyanosis

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

Nile Grass (redirected from Acroceras macrum)

REFERENCE

Nile Grass
(redirected from Acroceras macrum)