Definition
A genus of spiny grasses found in warm regions, commonly known as sandburs or burgrass.
Etymology
From Greek 'kenchros' meaning 'millet' or grain. The term was applied to this grass genus due to similar grain-like properties or growth patterns.
Kelly Says
Cenchrus plants produce those notorious sandburs that stick to clothing and animal fur—their spiny seed pods are so effective at dispersal that they've colonized beach and desert regions worldwide!
Translations
ARالعربية
سेंشروس
sen-shrus
BNবাংলা
সেনক্রাস
sen-krasa
CACatalà
cenchrus
sen-krus
CSČeština
cenchrus
sen-krus
DADansk
cenchrus
sen-krus
DEDeutsch
cenchrus
sen-krus
ELΕλληνικά
cenchrus
sen-krus
ESEspañol
cenchrus
sen-krus
FAفارسی
سِنشروس
sin-shrus
FISuomi
cenchrus
sen-krus
FRFrançais
cenchrus
sen-krus
HIहिन्दी
सेन्क्रस
sen-krus
HUMagyar
cenchrus
sen-krus
IDBahasa Indonesia
cenchrus
sen-krus
ITItaliano
cenchrus
sen-krus
MSBahasa Melayu
cenchrus
sen-krus
MYမြန်မာ
စင်ခရူး
sin-khru
NLNederlands
cenchrus
sen-krus
NONorsk
cenchrus
sen-krus
PLPolski
cenchrus
sen-krus
PTPortuguês
cenchrus
sen-krus
RORomână
cenchrus
sen-krus
RUРусский
ценхрус
tsen-khrus
SVSvenska
cenchrus
sen-krus
SWKiswahili
cenchrus
sen-krus
TAதமிழ்
சென்சரஸ்
sen-sar-as
TEతెలుగు
సెంచ్రస్
sen-chras
TRTürkçe
cenchrus
sen-krus
UKУкраїнська
ценхрус
tsen-khrus
VITiếng Việt
cenchrus
sen-krus