- pectinata
- , pectinatum, pectinatusL. pecten, comb; -ata, possessing.1) Inflorescence with spikes or racemes bearing a fanciful resemblance to a comb. Agropyron pectinatum, Astrebla pectinata, Bromus pectinatus, Chloris pectinata, Muhlenbergia pectinata, Spartina pectinata, Triticum pectinatum2) the margins of the sterile lemmas bear a series of stiff hairs. Digitaria pectinata, Paspalum pectinatum3) the mid-ribs of the glumes bear a series of stiff hairs. Agrostis pectinata, Ischaemum pectinatum, Panicum pectinatum, Phalaris pectinata
Etymological dictionary of grasses . H. Trevor Clifford, Peter D.. 2012.