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HOLCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
Synonyms:
genus Holcus; Holcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Holcus" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Holonyms ("Holcus" is a member of...):
family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)
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