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GENUS BROMUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
Synonyms:
Bromus; genus Bromus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus 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 "genus Bromus"):
brome; bromegrass (any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions)
Holonyms ("genus 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)
