Meanings
nounkobresia (plural kobresias)
plural kobresias
- biologyAny member of the genus Kobresia of plants in the sedge family.
Alpine meadows, primarily composed of Sichuan kobresia (Kobresia setchwanensis) made up a smaller proportion of the tree-line mosaic.
2016 January 20, “Effects of Supplementary Feeding on the Breeding Ecology of the Buff-Throated Partridge in a Tibetan Sacred Site, China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From the genus name.
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kobresia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kobresia
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Chicago
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