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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRAMINACEOUS

Gram "i *na "ceous, a. Etym: [L. gramen, graminis, grass. ]

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the grasses; gramineous; as, graminaceous plants.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

graminaceous

gram i na ceous |ˌgraməˈnāSHəs ˈˌɡræməˈneɪʃəs | adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting plants of the grass family (Gramineae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin gramen, gramin- grass + -aceous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

graminaceous

graminaceous |ˌgramɪˈneɪʃəs | adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the grass family (Gramineae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin gramen, gramin- grass + -aceous .