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Calamagrostis

noun

reed grass

• Syn: ↑genus Calamagrostis

• Hypernyms:

↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus, ↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae, ↑Graminaceae, ↑family Graminaceae, ↑Poaceae, ↑family Poaceae, ↑grass family

• Member Meronyms: ↑reed grass

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\\ˌkaləməˈgrästə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from calam- + Latin agrostis couch grass, from Greek agrōstis dog's-tooth grass, perhaps from agros field — more at acre

: a genus of tall mostly perennial grasses having single-flowered spikelets, the lemmas entire, and the rachillae usually extending beyond the palea into a hairy bristle or stalk — see bluejoint 1

Useful english dictionary. 2012.