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gramineous en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gramineus. From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -eous.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).
    • Wild oats and greenfoxtail are among the most troublesome weeds for farmers growing gramineous crops, such as wheat, barley, rye, triticale and other cereal crops. 1990 September 4, Ronald S. Pidskalny, Paul G. Kneeshaw (inventors), Herbicidal composition and method for safening gramineous crops against heterocyclic phenyl ethers, US Patent 4954161A:

Forms

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more gramineous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most gramineous Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

poaceous (belonging to Poaceae) · graminaceous (belonging to Poaceae) · graminous (belonging to Poaceae)

Translations (1)

bg тревист (Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family)