Eragrostis abyssinica, Link (Poa abyssinica, Jacq.). Teff. A branching and spreading leafy annual, 1-3 ft.: panicle large and open, 1 ft. long, the branches capillary; spikelets numerous, loosely 5-9-fld., 3-4 lines long; lemmas acuminate, scaberulous on the tip and nerves. Afr.—This and the following are cult. for ornament, the spreading panicles being used for bouquets. The abundant seed used for making bread in N. E. Afr.