graminoid

English

Etymology

Latin grāmen (“grass”) +‎ -oid

Adjective

graminoid (comparative more graminoid, superlative most graminoid)

  1. resembling the grasses

Noun

graminoid (plural graminoids)

  1. Plants with elongate leaves and minute flowers, specifically grasses, sedges and rushes.
    Graminoids adapted to mesic sites dominate the understory.
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