Family Poaceae (Noun)
Meaning
The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Poaceae is the scientific name for a family of flowering plants known as grasses.
- Grasses in the family Poaceae can be annual or perennial.
- Most crops, such as corn and wheat, are members of the family Poaceae.
- Plants in the family Poaceae can grow as small as a few millimeters tall.
- In total, about 780 genera and around 12,000 species are placed in the family Poaceae.