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Definition of Ricegrass

1. Noun. Any grass of the genus Oryzopsis.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ricegrass

Literary usage of Ricegrass

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

1. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"However, because controlled greenhouse experiments imply that Indian ricegrass seedling emergence is optimized at depths of less than 4.0 cm, a more likely ..."

2. Biotechnology: Bioremediation: Bibliography, January 1992-May 1994 by Kim Guenther (1995)
"Holub], Indian ricegrass [Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem & Schult.)], and two Se- accumulators, Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) and A. racemosus Pursh., ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"ricegrass Herbaceous perennial Open, rocky woods. Oryzopsis melanocarpa Muhl. P Panicum—We have chosen not to recognize the genus Dichanthelium, ..."

4. Traveling America's Loneliest Road: A Geologic and Natural History Tour by Joseph V. Tingley, Kris Ann Pizarro (2000)
"Indian ricegrass (Ory-opsis ... Indian ricegrass prefers sandy soils and may form pure stands in dune areas. ..."

5. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"... galleta (Hilaria jamesii), ring muhly (Muhlenbergia torreyi), indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides), and sacaton/dropseed (Sporobolus spp.). ..."

6. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"... thundershowers are typical of summer precipitation (Bailey 1978). Vegetation. Grassland vegetation of Indian ricegrass, blue grama, dropseed, ..."

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