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glyceria|glɪˈsɪərɪə|
[mod.L. (R. Brown Prodromus Floræ Novæ Hollandiæ (1810) 179), f. Gr. γλυκερός sweet, in reference to the leaves and roots of some species.]
A plant belonging to a widespread genus of aquatic grasses so named, of the family Gramineæ. Cf. sweet-grass.
1829J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 62 Glyceria..is found in stagnant water, and its long narrow leaves float on the surface. 1847[see manna1 9]. 1934A. Arber Gramineae xvi. 376 At the periphery of the circular tufts of Spartina, the turf of Glyceria is, little by little, raised up and forced outwards. 1964D. H. N. Spence in J. H. Burnett Veget. Scotl. ix. 352 Glyceria is a typical fen dominant in East Anglia. |