Meanings
adjectivegraminaceous (comparative more graminaceous, superlative most graminaceous)
comparative more graminaceous · superlative most graminaceous
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
Synonyms: poaceous, gramineous, graminous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
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Origin
- Latingrāmen, grāminis“grass, turf, herb, plant”
- Englishgraminaceous
From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -aceous.
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graminaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminaceous
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