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LOLIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Lolium; Lolium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lolium" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Lolium"):
rye grass; ryegrass (any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses)
Holonyms ("Lolium" 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)