danthonia
noun
dan·tho·nia
danˈthōnēə
1
capitalized : a large genus of tufted erect perennial grasses chiefly of the southern hemisphere and North America with narrow leaves and small terminal panicles or racemes of densely crowded florets
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Danthonia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Étienne Danthoine, 19th century French botanist & New Latin -ia