graminifolious

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adjective

Bearing leaves that resemble blades of grass.

OriginLatin grāmen, grāminis →
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Meanings

adjectivegraminifolious (comparative more graminifolious, superlative most graminifolious)

comparative more graminifolious · superlative most graminifolious

  1. archaicbiologyBearing leaves that resemble blades of grass.

Origin

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

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

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APA

graminifolious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminifolious

MLA

“graminifolious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminifolious. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graminifolious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminifolious.

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