Poa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "poa"
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).
Proper noun
Poa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – bluegrasses, meadow grasses, and related grasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Pooideae - subfamily; Poeae - tribe; Poinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Poa pratensis - type species; for a modern list of species see Poa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
References
- Poa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Poa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Poa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Poa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Poa at USDA Plants database
- Poa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Poa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Poa at World Register of Marine Species
- Poa at Tropicos
Plautdietsch
Noun
Poa n (plural Poaren)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Poa, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ). Doublet of Pan and Poon.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈpoa/ [ˈpoː.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -oa
- Syllabification: Po‧a
- IPA(key): /ˈpwa/ [ˈpwa] (Hokkien fluent)
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: Poa
- IPA(key): /ˈpoa/ [ˈpoː.ɐ]
Proper noun
Poa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien