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Tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)
Answer for the clue "Tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) ", 6 letters:
elymus
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In Greek and Roman mythology , Elymus (or Elumos ) was the mythical ancestor of the Elymians , natives of Sicily . Elymus was a Trojan , a natural son of Anchises and a brother of Eryx . Previous to the emigration of Aeneas , also a son of Anchises, Elymus ...
Usage examples of elymus.
It is not the familiar Doric of Syracuse, nor even the obscure Elymi or Sicani, for I have spoken with many Sicilian merchants and soldiers in my life, and none, during my discreet queries, recognized any of the words I attempted to parrot from the recollections of my infancy.
This lasted until about 409, at which date, as a consequence of a quarrel with the neighboring Elymi of Segesta, the Carthaginians arrived on the scene.