graminoid

English

Etymology

From Latin grāmen (“grass”) +‎ -oid.

Adjective

graminoid (comparative more graminoid, superlative most graminoid)

  1. resembling the grasses

Noun

graminoid (plural graminoids)

  1. A plant with elongate leaves and minute flowers, such as a grass, sedge or rush.
    Graminoids adapted to mesic sites dominate the understory.
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