eleusine
noun
el·eu·si·ne
ˌelyüˈsī(ˌ)nē
1
capitalized : a genus of grasses with digitate or rarely scattered spikes consisting of many-flowered spikelets see ragi, yard grass
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Eleusine
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek Eleusinē, a name for Demeter, goddess of grain