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PHALARIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
Synonyms:
genus Phalaris; Phalaris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phalaris" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Phalaris"):
gardener's garters; lady's laces; Phalaris arundinacea; reed canary grass; ribbon grass (perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America)
birdseed grass; canary grass; Phalaris canariensis (Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds)
Harding grass; hardinggrass; Phalaris aquatica; Phalaris tuberosa; toowomba canary grass (perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass)
Holonyms ("Phalaris" 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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