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grasseous

grasseous adjective: of or pertaining to grass plants.

Adjective

grasseous (comparative more grasseous, superlative most grasseous)

  1. Of or pertaining to grass plants.
    • Ground limestone or other suitable calcium compounds should be used when feeding grains and grass hays, as grasseous plants are short in calcium.1944, L.H. Lewis, Beef Cattle in Florida, page 114
    Synonyms:
    poaceous

Synonyms of grasseous

Forms of grasseous

comparativemore grasseous
superlativemost grasseous

Origin of grasseous

From grass + -eous.

Questions about grasseous

What does grasseous mean?
Grasseous means of or pertaining to grass plants.
What part of speech is grasseous?
Grasseous is an adjective.

Words near grasseous in the dictionary

  1. grassed on
  2. grassed up
  3. Grassel
  4. Grassels
  5. Grassendale
  6. grasseous
  7. grasser
  8. grasserie
  9. grassers
  10. grasses
  11. grasses on

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