graminaceousadj.
/ɡramɪˈneɪʃəs/ = gramineous adj.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass
grassy1590
graminosous1623
gramineal1658
gramineous1658
graminose1727
graminous1769
graminaceous1847
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1871–2 Cassell's Techn. Educator II. 231/1 Nitrogenous manures are more peculiarly adapted for graminaceous plants, such as the meadow-grasses and the cereals.
1898 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Romance of Canvas Town viii. 104 So they [sheep] roamed unattended..enjoying abundant food and water with perfect immunity from the graminaceous scourge [a spiked grass].
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