gramineous

Related to gramineous: aspersion

gra·min·e·ous

G0218600 (grə-mĭn′ē-əs)adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of grasses.2. Of or belonging to the grass family.
[From Latin grāmineus, grassy, from grāmen, grāmin-, grass.]

gramineous

(ɡrəˈmɪnɪəs) or

graminaceous

adj (Plants) resembling a grass; grasslike[C17: from Latin grāmineus of grass, grassy, from grāmen grass]

gra•min•e•ous

(grəˈmɪn i əs)

adj. 1. grasslike. 2. belonging to the grass family of plants. [1650–60; < Latin grāmineus=grāmin-, s. of grāmen grass + -eus -eous] gra•min′e•ous•ness, n.