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panic grass

noun

any of various grasses of the genus Panicum, such as millet, grown in warm and tropical regions for fodder and grain

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Word Origin for panic grass

C15 panic, from Latin pānicum, probably a back formation from pānicula panicle

Words nearby panic grass

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