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Answer for the clue "A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs ", 8 letters:
cenchrus

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The cenchrus (plural cenchri ) is a specialized anatomical structure in the insect group known as sawflies . The cenchri are small blister-like lobes on the metanotum of these insects, just posterior to the mesothoracic scutellum , shaped and positioned ...