nit grass

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nit grass - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nit \Nit\ (n[i^]t), n. [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss,
     OHG. niz; cf. Gr. koni`s, koni`dos, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet,
     Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.]
     (Zool.)
     The egg of a louse or other small insect.
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     Nit grass (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass
        (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat
        resembling a nit. It is also found in California and
        Chile.
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