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LEYMUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus
Synonyms:
genus Leymus; Leymus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Leymus" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Holonyms ("Leymus" 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)