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  1. 1. A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is Sorghum, including A. sorghum and A. halepensis, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as A. nardus and A. schonanthus, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery. Source: webster
  2. 2. A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearlyall parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and thebeard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principalsubgenus is Sorghum, including A. sorghum and A. halepensis, fromwhich have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass,the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet.Several East Indian species, as A. nardus and A. schonanthus, yieldfragrant oils, used in perfumery. Source: adambom

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