"dropseed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dropseeds [plural]
Etymology: drop + seed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drop|seed}} drop + seed Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropseed (plural dropseeds)
  1. Any member of the genus Sporobolus of bunchgrasses. Wikipedia link: dropseed Categories (lifeform): Grasses

Inflected forms

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