English Dictionary

PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phalaris arundinacea mean? 

PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA (noun)
  The noun PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA has 1 sense:

1. perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gardener's garters; lady's laces; Phalaris arundinacea; reed canary grass; ribbon grass

Hypernyms ("Phalaris arundinacea" is a kind of...):

grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)

Holonyms ("Phalaris arundinacea" is a member of...):

genus Phalaris; Phalaris (a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"If words could only speak, they'd mean even less." (English proverb)

"Do not be alone even in heaven." (Albanian proverb)

"The wound that bleeds inwardly is the most dangerous." (Arabic proverb)

"Half an egg is better than an empty shell." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact