teff grass — noun an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay • Syn: ↑teff, ↑Eragrostis tef, ↑Eragrostic abyssinica • Hypernyms: ↑love grass, ↑bay grass * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
teff — abisininė posmilgė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, maistinis, pašarinis augalas (Eragrostis tef), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, kitur – auginamas. Jo grūdai naudojami maistui. atitikmenys: lot. Eragrostis abyssinica;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
teff — /tɛf/ (say tef) noun a cereal crop, Eragrostis abyssinica, grown especially in Ethiopia, where the fine grain is ground into flour, fermented for three days, and then made into a sourdough flatbread. Also, teff grass. {Amharic teffa lost, with… …
Teff — Taxobox name = Teff image width = 300px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae subfamilia = Chloridoideae genus = Eragrostis species = E. tef binomial = Eragrostis tef binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
teff — noun Etymology: Amharic ṭef Date: 1790 an economically important Ethiopian annual cereal grass (Eragrostis tef syn. E. abyssinica) grown for its small grain which yields a white flour and as a forage and hay crop … New Collegiate Dictionary
teff — /tef/, n. a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds. [1780 90; < Amharic t ef; cf. Geez t ah af, t ayaf] * * * … Universalium
teff — noun a) A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia b) The fine grain of this plant … Wiktionary
teff — [[t]tɛf[/t]] n. pln a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to N Africa, cultivated for its edible seeds • Etymology: 1780–90; < Amharic t ef; cf. Geez t ah əf, t ayəf … From formal English to slang
love grass — noun any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion • Syn: ↑bay grass • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑teff, ↑teff grass, ↑Eragrostis tef, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bay grass — noun any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion • Syn: ↑love grass • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑teff, ↑teff grass, ↑Eragrostis tef, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
