graminaceous plant

Synonyms:

gramineous plant

Types:

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grass

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

Saccharum officinarum, sugar cane, sugarcane

tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

reed

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

bamboo

woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture

beach grass

tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores

bunch grass, bunchgrass

any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States

midgrass

any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone

short-grass, shortgrass

any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains

sword grass

any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges

tall-grass, tallgrass

any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture

lemon grass, lemongrass

a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

Aegilops triuncalis, goat grass

European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock

wheat-grass, wheatgrass

a grass of the genus Agropyron

bent, bent grass, bent-grass

grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

broom grass

any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making

Arrhenatherum elatius, French rye, evergreen grass, false oat, tall meadow grass, tall oat grass

coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage

Arundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua, toetoe, toitoi

used by Maoris for thatching

Arundo donax, giant reed

large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles

brome, bromegrass

any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions

grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass

pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America

Buchloe dactyloides, buffalo grass

short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)

reed grass

any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere

bur grass, burgrass

a grass of the genus Cenchrus

Cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur, sandspur

grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs

finger grass

any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils

Cortaderia selloana, pampas grass

tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps

Arundo richardii, Cortaderia richardii, plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe

tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads

Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India

Cynodon plectostachyum, giant star grass

perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay

Dactylis glomerata, cocksfoot, cockspur, orchard grass

widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass

crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass

grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns

lyme grass

a grass of the genus Elymus

wild rye

any of several grasses of the genus Elymus

bay grass, love grass

any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion

plume grass

a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes

Festuca elatior, fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue

grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns

Festuca ovina, sheep fescue, sheep's fescue

cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass

silver grass

of Australia and New Zealand

Holcus lanatus, Yorkshire fog, velvet grass

tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage

Holcus mollis, creeping soft grass

European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage

rye grass, ryegrass

any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses

Muhlenbergia schreberi, nimble Will, nimblewill

slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States

Paspalum dilatatum, dallis grass, dallisgrass, paspalum

tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States

Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum

perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States

Paspalum distichum, knotgrass

low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems

Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum, fountain grass

tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia

Pennistum villosum, feathertop, feathertop grass

northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles

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

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

Phalaris canariensis, birdseed grass, canary grass

Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds

Harding grass, Phalaris aquatica, Phalaris tuberosa, hardinggrass, toowomba canary grass

perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass

Phleum pratense, herd's grass, timothy

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

Phragmites communis, carrizo, common reed, ditch reed

tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts

blue grass, bluegrass

any of various grasses of the genus Poa

meadow grass, meadowgrass

any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture

noble cane

sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content

Saccharum bengalense, Saccharum munja, munj, munja

tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets

Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii, blue stem, bluestem

tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States

cord grass, cordgrass

any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders

drop-seed, dropseed

a grass of the genus Sporobolus

rush grass, rush-grass

grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles

St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass

low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass

cereal, cereal grass

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

zoysia

any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia

Bambusa vulgaris, common bamboo

extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain

Arundinaria gigantea, cane reed, giant cane

tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets

Arundinaria tecta, small cane, switch cane

small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States

Dendrocalamus giganteus, giant bamboo, kyo-chiku

immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks

Phyllostachys aurea, fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku

small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young

Phyllostachys nigra, black bamboo, kuri-chiku

small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black

Phyllostachys bambusoides, giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, madake

large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests