Phleum (Noun)
Meaning
Grasses native to temperate regions.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Timothy grass, also known as phleum, is a perennial grass native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.
- Phleum grasses are planted as forage crops in many temperate parts of the world due to their nutritional value for livestock.
- The phleum can be found growing in its natural habitat along rivers, in meadows, or along the edges of forests.
- Herbalism practitioners sometimes make teas and infusions using various parts of the phleum plant, which have long been used for medicinal purposes.
- Species of phleum grasses have become popular for ornamental landscaping because of their unique and attractive seed heads.