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Definition of Genus agropyron
1. Noun. Perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Wheat-grass, Wheatgrass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Agropyron
Literary usage of Genus agropyron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Grasses of Iowa by Louis Hermann Pammel, Julius Buel Weems, F. Lamson-Scribner (1904)
"The genus Agropyron, generally distributed in temperate regions, is conspicuous
on the plains and in the Rocky Mountain region. The .f. occidental and A. ..."
2. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"... with perennial roots, which by some botanists have been placed in a distinct
genus, agropyron, the most important of which is thu troublesome T. repens. ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... with perennial roots, which by some botanists have been placed in a distinct
genus, agropyron, the most important of which is the troublesome Т. терем. ..."
4. Transactions by Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1889)
"... plants from Wells and from Side Tarn to regard them both as the same variety
of any °"e species. genus agropyron. I find at Cley and Wells four maritime ..."
5. Bulletin by Iowa Geological Survey, University of Texas Mineral Survey (1904)
"The genus Agropyron, generally distributed in temperate regions, is conspicuous
on the plains and in the Rocky Mountain region. The A. occidental? and A. ..."
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