gramineous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of gramineous
1650–60; < Latin grāmineus pertaining to grass, equivalent to grāmin- (stem of grāmen ) grass + -eus -eous
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, the advertisements for allergy medications are full of blooms that don’t cause allergies — a daisy reads better than a gramineous inflorescence.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2017
The river is bordered with Lata, a fine gramineous plant with distich leaves, which sometimes reaches the height of thirty feet.*
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
We have in pastures a mixture of plants belonging both to the gramineous and leguminous classes, as well as a variety of weeds.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
We passed over an immense plain covered with gramineous plants.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
Europe is indebted to America for this valuable gramineous plant.
From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Parker Gillmore
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