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Grass Family
see synonyms of grass familyNoun
1. family graminaceae, family gramineae, family poaceae, graminaceae, gramineae, grass family, poaceae
the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Grass Family
see synonyms of grass familyn.
A large family of plants, the Poaceae (or Gramineae), characterized by usually hollow stems, sheath-forming leaves in two longitudinal rows, and minute flowers arranged in spikelets. The grasses include food plants such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, oats, and sorghum and also plants used for turf, fodder, and shelter.
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