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PHALARIS AQUATICA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
Synonyms:
Harding grass; hardinggrass; Phalaris aquatica; Phalaris tuberosa; toowomba canary grass
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phalaris aquatica" is a kind of...):
grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)
Holonyms ("Phalaris aquatica" is a member of...):
genus Phalaris; Phalaris (a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers)