dictionary help<zoology> The egg of a louse or other small insect.
<botany> Nit grass, a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chili.
Origin: AS. Hnitu; akin to D. Neet, G. Niss, OHG. Niz; cf. Gr, Icel. Gnit, Sw. Gnet, Dan. Gnid, Russ. & Pol. Gnida, Bohem. Hnida, W. Nedd.
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