Agrostis
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See also: agrostis
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin agrostis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis).
Proper noun[edit]
Agrostis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – bent grasses.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Agrostis canina (brown bent) - type species; Agrostis altissima (bentgrass); Agrostis geminata (bentgrass, hairgrass); Agrostis hyemalis (southern hairgrass, ticklegrass); Agrostis mertensii (northern bentgrass); Agrostis perennanns (autumn bent upland bent); Agrostis scabra (hairgrass, fly-away grass, ticklegrass); Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bent, carpet bent) - selected species; for others see
Agrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms[edit]
- Arctagrostis
- Calamagrostis
- Eragrostis
- Lachnagrostis
- Stipagrostis
- Podagrostis
- Psammagrostis
- Ptilagrostis
References[edit]
Agrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Agrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Agrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Agrostis at USDA Plants database
