Category:Nit

Nit, n. Etym: [as. hnitu; akin to d. neet, g. niss, ohg. niz; cf. gr. Gnit, sw. gnet, dan. gnid, russ. & pol. gnida, bohem. hnida, w. Nedd.] (zoöl.)

Defn: the egg of a louse or other small insect. Nit grass (bot.), a Pretty annual european grass (gastridium lendigerum), with small Spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in california And chili.