Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of grasses, belonging to the tribe Chlorideæ, having several linear spikes digitate at the summit of the culm.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A tropical grass similar to
millet , grown as a food crop and also used for weaving.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands
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Examples
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Among the Nandi of British East Africa, when the eleusine grain is ripening in autumn, every woman who owns a corn-field goes out into it with her daughters, and they all pluck some of the ripe grain.
Chapter 50. Eating the God. § 1. The Sacrament of First-Fruits 1922
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After that they pluck some of the eleusine, and each of them puts one grain in her necklace, chews another and rubs it on her forehead, throat, and breast.
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The Nandi of East Africa perform a ceremony in September when the eleusine grain is ripening.
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The Nandi of East Africa perform a ceremony in September when the eleusine grain is ripening.
Chapter 39. The Ritual of Osiris. § 1. The Popular Rites 1922
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Among the Nandi of British East Africa, when the eleusine grain is ripening in autumn, every woman who owns a corn-field goes out into it with her daughters, and they all pluck some of the ripe grain.
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After that they pluck some of the eleusine, and each of them puts one grain in her necklace, chews another and rubs it on her forehead, throat, and breast.
Chapter 39. The Ritual of Osiris. § 1. The Popular Rites 1922
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After that they pluck some of the eleusine, and each of them puts one grain in her necklace, chews another and rubs it on her forehead, throat, and breast.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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The Nandi of East Africa perform a ceremony in September when the eleusine grain is ripening.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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Among the Nandi of British East Africa, when the eleusine grain is ripening in autumn, every woman who owns a corn-field goes out into it with her daughters, and they all pluck some of the ripe grain.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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After that they pluck some of the eleusine, and each of them puts one grain in her necklace, chews another and rubs it on her forehead, throat, and breast.
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