Poaceae

Noun

Meaning

the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gramineous grass family Gramineae family Graminaceae family Gramineae family Poaceae Graminaceae

Hypernyms

liliopsid family monocot family

Hyponyms

Calamagrostis genus Calamagrostis

Examples

Bamboos are perennial evergreen flowering plants in the Bambusoideae subfamily of the grass family, Poaceae. Source: Internet

Of these, the Orchidaceae, Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Arecaceae, and Iridaceae are monocot families; Piperaceae, Lauraceae, and Annonaceae are magnoliid (acot); the others are eudicot. Source: Internet

Within the order, by far the most important family economically is the family of grasses (Poaceae, syn. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Poa pratensis Poa sieberiana Poa trivialis poaceous poaceous plant poacevirus