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BROMUS

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Meaning:

A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae

Synonyms:

Bromus; genus Bromus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Bromus" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Bromus"):

brome; bromegrass (any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions)

Holonyms ("Bromus" is a member of...):

family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)

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