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gramineous

gramineous adjective: of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).

Adjective

gramineous (comparative more gramineous, superlative most gramineous)

  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

Synonyms of gramineous

Forms of gramineous

comparativemore gramineous
superlativemost gramineous

Origin of gramineous

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

Questions about gramineous

What does gramineous mean?
Gramineous means of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).
What part of speech is gramineous?
Gramineous is an adjective.

Words near gramineous in the dictionary

  1. graminaceous
  2. graminan
  3. graminans
  4. gramine
  5. gramineal
  6. gramineous
  7. graming
  8. graminicide
  9. graminicides
  10. graminicolous
  11. graminid

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