Graminoid

Graminoid

Graminoid is a term for a group of flowering plants that includes grasses (of the family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae) and grass-like plants such as sedges (of the family Cyperaceae) and rushes (family Juncaceae).

External links

* [http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Graminoid Bioline Online dictionary entry on graminoids]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/graminoid Wiktionary entry on graminoids]


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