Brachypodium
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any grass of the genus Brachypodium.
"Then there are the brachypodiums found abundantly in semi-shaded positions, whose awned spikelets are suspended from the gracefully sagging, thin branchings of the panicles, and the elegant glycerias found in damp places."
Example
More examples"Then there are the brachypodiums found abundantly in semi-shaded positions, whose awned spikelets are suspended from the gracefully sagging, thin branchings of the panicles, and the elegant glycerias found in damp places."
Etymology
From the genus name.
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