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agrostology definition

ag·ros·tol·ogy (ag′rəs täl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of botany dealing with grasses

Etymology: < L agrostis < Gr agrōstis, kind of grass < agros, a field (see acre) + -logy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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