Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄγρωστις“grass”
  2. English todayagrostology

From Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis, “grass”), from ἄγρωστης (ágrōstēs, “farmer”), from ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) + λόγος (lógos, “study, speech, reason”).

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