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Definition of Phragmites
1. Noun. Reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Carrizo, Common Reed, Ditch Reed, Phragmites Communis
Definition of Phragmites
1. Noun. Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus ''Phragmites'', found in wetlands. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phragmites
Literary usage of Phragmites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential by James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1807)
"CHAR. Cal. of 2 valves. Florets surrounded with long down. SPEC. CHAR.
Calyx containing five florets. Panicle loose. SYN. Arundo Phragmites. Linn. Sp. PI. ..."
2. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by David Brewster, Robert Jameson, Royal Society of Edinburgh (1819)
"Description of a New Hygrometer, made of the ternal membrane of the Arundo
Phragmites*. ... Phragmites ..."
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