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Definition of Arrow-grass family
1. Noun. A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Alismales, Naiadales, Order Alismales, Order Naiadales
Member holonyms: Genus Triglochin, Triglochin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrow-grass Family
Literary usage of Arrow-grass family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Arrow-Grass Family. TRIGLOCHIN L. 161. T. maritima L. Seaside Arrow-grass.
Shores of Great Lakes; borders of deer licks in interior; Macomb Co.; S. Mich., ..."
2. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Arrow-Grass Family. TRIGLOCHIN L. 161. T. marítima L. Seaside Arrow-grass.
Shores of Great Lakes; borders of deer licks in interior; Macomb Co.; S. Mich., ..."
3. Report (1913)
"JUNCAGINACEAE—ARROW GRASS FAMILY. Triglochin maritima L. Seaside Arrow Grass.
Occasional in marshy places and in damp sand. Triglochin palustris L. Marsh ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"... Family—arrow-grass family—Water-plantain Family—Water-poppy Family— Frog's-bit
Family—Order ..."