Meanings
- rareuncountableThe study of grasses.
Agnes Arber's monumental work will probably stand for years as the last word in graminology.
1934, The Biologist, volumes 16-18, page 1111 more example
Graminology was his well known specialty and there were few, either in this country or abroad , who were his equals.
1890, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, volumes 17-18, page 210Synonyms: agrostology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of grasses.
Origin
- Latingrāmen, grāminis“grass, turf, herb, plant”
- Englishgraminology
From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -ology.
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