Wild oats and greenfoxtail are among the most troublesome weeds for farmers growing gramineous crops, such as wheat, barley, rye, triticale and other cereal crops. — [ United States Patent 4954161]
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Gramineous — Gra*min e*ous, a. [L. gramineus, fr. gramen, graminis, grass.] (Bot.) Like, Or pertaining to, grass. See {Grass}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gramineous — 1650s, from L. gramineus (adj.) of grass, grassy, from gramen grass (see GRAMINIVOROUS (Cf. graminivorous)) … Etymology dictionary
gramineous — [grə min′ē əs] adj. [L gramineus < gramen, GRASS] 1. of the grass family 2. of or like grass; grassy … English World dictionary
gramineous — adjective Etymology: Latin gramineus, from gramin , gramen grass Date: circa 1658 of or relating to a grass … New Collegiate Dictionary
gramineous — gramineousness, n. /greuh min ee euhs/, adj. 1. grasslike. 2. belonging to the Gramineae family of plants. Cf. grass family. [1650 60; < L gramineus pertaining to grass, equiv. to gramin (s. of gramen) grass + eus EOUS] * * * … Universalium
gramineous — adj. grassy, resembling grass; of or pertaining to grass … English contemporary dictionary
gramineous — a.; (also graminaceous) Grassy … New dictionary of synonyms
gramineous — gra·min·e·ous … English syllables
gramineous — gra•min•e•ous [[t]grəˈmɪn i əs[/t]] adj. 1) pln grasslike 2) pln belonging to the grass family of plants • Etymology: 1650–60; < L grāmineus=grāmin , s. of grāmen grass + eus eous gra•min′e•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
gramineous — /grəˈmɪniəs/ (say gruh mineeuhs) adjective 1. resembling grass. 2. relating or belonging to the Gramineae (or Poaceae) family, the grass family of plants. Also, graminaceous. {Latin grāmineus relating to grass} …
