Phalaris

Definitions of Phalaris
  1. noun
    a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
    synonyms: genus Phalaris
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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