Meanings
adjectivepoaceous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyBelonging to the family Poaceae of grasses.
Synonyms: graminaceous, gramineous, graminous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBelonging to the family Poaceae of grasses.
Also see
Origin
From Poaceae + -ous. Morphologically translingual Po(a) + -aceous.
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APA
poaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poaceous
MLA
“poaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poaceous.
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