grass family

grass fam·i·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gras, grahs fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]
- /græs, grɑs ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gras, grahs fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]
- /græs, grɑs ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li/

Definitions of grass family words

noun grass family the large plant family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterized by mostly herbaceous but sometimes woody plants with hollow and jointed stems, narrow sheathing leaves, petalless flowers borne in spikelets, and fruit in the form of seedlike grain, and including bamboo, sugar cane, numerous grasses, and cereal grains such as barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat. 1
noun grass family Botany 1

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grass family popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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