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phalaris

phalaris noun: any of several grasses of the genus Phalaris.

Noun

phalaris (plural phalaris)

  1. Any of several grasses of the genus Phalaris

Forms of phalaris

pluralphalaris

Plural of phalaris: phalaris

Origin of phalaris

From the genus name.

Questions about phalaris

What does phalaris mean?
Phalaris means any of several grasses of the genus Phalaris.
What part of speech is phalaris?
Phalaris is a noun.
What is the plural of phalaris?
The plural of phalaris is phalaris.

Words near phalaris in the dictionary

  1. phalanstery
  2. phalanx
  3. phalanxes
  4. phalarica
  5. phalaricas
  6. phalaris
  7. phalarope
  8. phalaropes
  9. phalaropodid
  10. phalaropodids
  11. Phalempin

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