Kalmar "phleum" kalma ce ta ilimin halitta da ke nufin jinsin ciyawa da aka fi sani da ciyawa timoti. Ana noman ciyawa Timothawus a matsayin amfanin gona ga dabbobi, musamman dawakai. Kalmar “phleum” ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci “phleos,” wanda ke nufin “ƙumburi” ko “ƙumburi,” wataƙila yana nufin kumburin da zai iya faruwa a cikin dawakai da ake ciyar da moldy Timothawus hay.
