Eragrostis vs. Teff

Eragrostisnoun

Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.

Eragrostisnoun

a genus of annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics.

Eragrostisnoun

annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics

Eragrostis

Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.Eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words ἔρως (eros), meaning , and ἄγρωστις (agrostis), meaning .Lovegrass is commonly used as livestock fodder.

Teffnoun

A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.

Teffnoun

The fine grain of this plant.

Teffnoun

an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay

Teff

Eragrostis tef, also known as teff, Williams lovegrass or annual bunch grass, is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the Horn of Africa, notably to modern-day Ethiopia. It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff.