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| + | Coix (an old Greek name). Gramineae. Tall, broad- leaved, branched grasses with bead-like inflorescence, one of them grown in gardens. | ||
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| + | Plant loose-growing: at the end of each peduncle is an indurated, globular, or oval, hollow bead, developed from a lf.-sheath; from an orifice at the tip projects the staminate spike: pistillate fls. inclosed in the bead, the styles projecting.—Species about 3, E. Indies, the following widely distributed in all tropical countries. | ||
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Read about Coix in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Coix (an old Greek name). Gramineae. Tall, broad- leaved, branched grasses with bead-like inflorescence, one of them grown in gardens. Plant loose-growing: at the end of each peduncle is an indurated, globular, or oval, hollow bead, developed from a lf.-sheath; from an orifice at the tip projects the staminate spike: pistillate fls. inclosed in the bead, the styles projecting.—Species about 3, E. Indies, the following widely distributed in all tropical countries.
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