Etymology

graminifolious

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Today it means: Bearing leaves that resemble blades of grass. Full definition →

Latin grāmen, grāminis
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  1. Latin · derived fromgrāmen, grāminis“grass, turf, herb, plant”
  2. English todaygraminifolious

From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -i- + folious (“leafy, like a leaf”).

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