nounmĕlancrānisMELANCRANIS☆ KeepMeaninga kind of rush with black seedsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MELANCRANISLEWIS & SHORTMELANCRANISmĕlancrānis, is, f., = μελάγκρανις (black-head), I. a kind of rush with black seeds, Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 112.Read the whole entry