Definition of Gramineous

1. a. Like, Or pertaining to, grass. See Grass, n., 2.

Definition of Gramineous

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (''Gramineae''). ¹

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Definition of Gramineous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Gramineous

1. Like, Or pertaining to, grass. See Grass. Origin: L. Gramineus, fr. Gramen, graminis, grass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gramineous

gramarye
gramaryes
gramas
gramash
gramashes
grame
gramenivorous
gramercies
gramercy
grames
gramicidin
gramicidins
graminaceous
graminaceous plant
gramineal
gramineous (current term)
gramineous plant
graminicide
graminicides
graminifolious
graminivore
graminivores
graminivorous
graminoid
graminoids
gramisterol
gramma
grammage
grammalogue

Literary usage of Gramineous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"0)1 the gramineous Herbage of Water Meadows.1 By Professor W. FREAM, B.Sc., FLS, ... The herbage is more exclusively gramineous than is the case on ordinary ..."

2. The Rothamsted Memoirs on Agricultural Science by Rothamsted Experimental Station, Joseph Henry Gilbert, John Bennet Lawes (1893)
"But before referring to the yield of nitrogen, it may be remarked, in passing, how much greater is the increase of gramineous ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1879)
"The gramineous crops are very low in their percentage of nitrogen, ... It was at once found that the manures which most favoured gramineous crops separately ..."

4. Occasional Lectures and Other Discourses on Agricultural Chemistryby Joseph Henry Gilbert by Joseph Henry Gilbert (1890)
"But before referring to the yield of nitrogen, it may be remarked, in passing, how much greater is the increase of gramineous produce by the use of purely ..."

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