- penicillata
- , penicillatumL. penicillus, a small brush; -ata, possessing.1) With tufts of long hairs on the lemmas. Arundo penicillata, Chaetochloa penicillata, Danthonia penicillata, Deschampsia penicillata, Mesosetum penicillatum2) with tufts of hairs at the summit of the pedicel. Schizachyrium penicillatum3) with racemes arising in verticils. Avena penicillatum, Panicum penicillatum, Paspalum penicillatum4) with long involucral bristles. Setaria penicillata
Etymological dictionary of grasses . H. Trevor Clifford, Peter D.. 2012.