gramineous

[gruh-min-ee-uh s]

adjective

grasslike.
belonging to the Gramineae family of plants.

Compare grass family.

Origin of gramineous

1650–60; < Latin grāmineus pertaining to grass, equivalent to grāmin- (stem of grāmen) grass + -eus -eous

Related formsgra·min·e·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for gramineous

Historical Examples of gramineous

The seed of1442 Secale cereale, a gramineous plant, the native country of which is undetermined.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Sugar itself does not exist in gramineous substances; they only contain its elements, or first principles, which produce it.
The Art of Making Whiskey
Anthony Boucherie
We have in pastures a mixture of plants belonging both to the gramineous and leguminous classes, as well as a variety of weeds.
Manures and the principles of manuring
Charles Morton Aikman

British Dictionary definitions for gramineous

gramineous

adjective

resembling a grass; grasslikeAlso: graminaceous (ˌɡræmɪˈneɪʃəs)

Word Origin for gramineous

C17: from Latin grāmineus of grass, grassy, from grāmen grass

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Word Origin and History for gramineous

adj.

1650s, from Latin gramineus (adj.) "of grass, grassy," from gramen "grass" (see graminivorous).