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agrostography

agrostography noun: the scientific description of grasses.

Noun

agrostography (uncountable)

  1. The scientific description of grasses.
    • In the present unsatisfactory condition of agrostography, the limits between various Triticoid and Festucoid genera, and especially the value of the numerous small groups split off from Festuca and its allies by Grisebach, Ruprecht, Parlatore, and others, cannot be determined, and we must await the...1866, Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, page 57

Origin of agrostography

From Ancient Greek ἀγρώστη (agrṓstē, “grass”) + + -graphy.

Words that rhyme with agrostography

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Questions about agrostography

What does agrostography mean?
Agrostography means the scientific description of grasses.
What part of speech is agrostography?
Agrostography is a noun.

Words near agrostography in the dictionary

  1. agrospraying
  2. agrostis
  3. agrostises
  4. agrostographer
  5. agrostographers
  6. agrostography
  7. agrostologic
  8. agrostological
  9. agrostologist
  10. agrostologists
  11. agrostology

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