'Pennisetum typhoideum' definitions:
Definition of 'Pennisetum typhoideum'
- Cuscus \Cus"cus\, n. [The same word as Couscous, fr. F.
couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.)
A soft grass (Pennisetum typhoideum) found in all tropical
regions, used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
