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ˈman-grass W. Indies. [Cf. mand n.2: but the currency of an East-Indian word in Barbados in 1672 would need explanation.] The name in Barbados for the gramineous plant Eleusine indica.
1672R. Blome Descr. Jamaica, etc. 77 (Barbados) The Mangrass-Tree, which is of an exceeding greatness. 1848Schomburgk Hist. Barbados 586 Eleusina indica,..Man Grass. |