Family Graminaceae (Noun)
Meaning
The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Members of the family Graminaceae include a diverse group of important plants, such as corn and sugarcane.
- The Poaceae or family Graminaceae encompasses a range of plants often referred to as grasses.
- Some plants in family Graminaceae, such as bamboo, offer substantial support when weaving baskets.
- In more advanced taxonomic hierarchies the terms Poaceae and Graminaceae often denote identical collections of organisms, emphasizing evolutionary patterns observed amongst plant forms and origins.
- Barley belongs to family Graminaceae.