gramineous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).

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poaceousgraminaceousgraminous
OriginLatin grāmen, grāminis →
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Meanings

adjectivegramineous (comparative more gramineous, superlative most gramineous)

comparative more gramineous · superlative most gramineous

  1. Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).

    Wild oats and greenfoxtail are among the most troublesome weeds for farmers growing gramineous crops, such as wheat, barley, rye, triticale and other cereal crops.

    1990 September 4, Ronald S. Pidskalny, Paul G. Kneeshaw (inventors), Herbicidal composition and method for safening gramineous crops against heterocyclic phenyl ethers, US Patent 4954161A

    Synonyms: poaceous, graminaceous, graminous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).

Similar
poaceousgraminaceousgraminous
Also see
graminaceouspoaceous

Origin

  1. Latingrāmen, grāminis“grass, turf, herb, plant”
  2. Englishgramineous

Borrowed from Latin gramineus. From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -eous.

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Translations

Bulgarian тревист
  • тревист (trevist)Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

marigenous
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APA

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Chicago

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