grass family

American  

noun

1. the large plant family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterized by mostly herbaceous but sometimes woody plants with hollow and jointed stems, narrow sheathing leaves, petalless flowers borne in spikelets, and fruit in the form of seedlike grain, and including bamboo, sugarcane, numerous grasses, and cereal grains such as barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat.

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Example Sentences

But after questioning by Hughes’s family lawyers, Dummar revealed he hadn’t only lied about not knowing about the will, he actually dropped the document off at the church’s headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Two hundred people did not show up at Plath’s funeral; it was a modestly attended service at Hughes’s family church.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

In a statement, Mr Hughes's family said: "We should have been able to ensure that when the time came he died with dignity, with the people who loved him around him."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2020

Hughes's family has questioned why the officers shot him.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2018

The coroner agreed Ms Hughes's family could be represented by an action group formed after the flooding.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2014