"Eleusine" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίς (Eleusís, “Eleusis”), after the ancient Greek town associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries, the initiation rites to the cult of Demeter and Persephone, which is believed to have been based on an older agrarian cult. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|Ἐλευσίς||Eleusis}} Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίς (Eleusís, “Eleusis”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Eleusine|nogendercat=1}} Eleusine f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – goosegrasses. Wikipedia link: Eleusinian Mysteries Tags: feminine Hyponyms: For numerous additional species see Eleusine Hyponyms (genus): Eleusine coracana (english: type species), Eleusine floccifolia, Eleusine indica (english: Indian goosegrass), Eleusine jaegeri, Eleusine multiflora (english: fat-spike yard grass), Eleusine tristachya (english: selected other species)
    Sense id: en-Eleusine-mul-name-53voztR4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Plantae (english: kingdom), Viridiplantae (english: subkingdom), Streptophyta (english: infrakingdom), Embryophyta (english: superphylum), Tracheophyta (english: phylum), Spermatophytina (english: subphylum), angiosperms, monocots, commelinids (english: clades), Poales (english: order), Poaceae (english: family), Chloridoideae (english: subfamily), Eragrostideae (english: tribe)
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