English > genus Phalaris: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | A genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers. |
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Synonym | Phalaris |
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Member of | Gramineae, family Gramineae, Graminaceae, family Graminaceae, Poaceae, family Poaceae, grass family | The grasses |
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Members | canary grass, birdseed grass, Phalaris canariensis | Canary Islands grass |
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hardinggrass, Harding grass, toowomba canary grass, Phalaris aquatica, Phalaris tuberosa | perennial grass of Australia and South Africa |
reed canary grass, gardener's garters, lady's laces, ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea | perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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Spanish | genus phalaris, phalaris |
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Catalan | Escaiola, genus phalaris, phalaris |
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