"agrostis" meaning in All languages combined

See agrostis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: agrostises [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin agrōstis, via the genus name translingual Agrostis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|agrōstis}} New Latin agrōstis, {{bor|en|mul|Agrostis}} translingual Agrostis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} agrostis (usually uncountable, plural agrostises)
  1. Any grass of the genus Agrostis of bentgrasses. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-agrostis-en-noun-eLrBYenF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἄγρωστις}} Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis) Head templates: {{la-noun|agrōstis/agrōstid<3>|g=f}} agrōstis f (genitive agrōstidis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|agrōstis/agrōstid<3>}} Forms: agrōstis [canonical, feminine], agrōstidis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], agrōstis [nominative, singular], agrōstidēs [nominative, plural], agrōstidis [genitive, singular], agrōstidum [genitive, plural], agrōstidī [dative, singular], agrōstidibus [dative, plural], agrōstidem [accusative, singular], agrōstidēs [accusative, plural], agrōstide [ablative, singular], agrōstidibus [ablative, plural], agrōstis [singular, vocative], agrōstidēs [plural, vocative]
  1. Couch grass, quitch grass. Tags: declension-3 Categories (lifeform): Grasses

Inflected forms

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