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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Poales — the truegrasses .
Etymologies
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Hempseed is really akin to a nutrient dense grain, though it contains no gluten and is not in the Poaceae Grass Family that grains like wheat, rye, barley, spelt and kamut fall into.
Brigitte Mars: Vegan Gluten-Free Tabouli Salad Brigitte Mars 2011
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Hempseed is really akin to a nutrient dense grain, though it contains no gluten and is not in the Poaceae Grass Family that grains like wheat, rye, barley, spelt and kamut fall into.
Brigitte Mars: Vegan Gluten-Free Tabouli Salad Brigitte Mars 2011
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Corn (Zea Mays) is technically a grain, not vegetable and member of the Poaceae (Grass) Family.
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Importance of plant traits and herbivory for invasiveness of Phragmites australis (Poaceae).
Phragmites australis - cryptic invasion of the Common Reed in North America 2009
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The grass family Poaceae (also known as Gramineae) has some 10,000 species and 650 to 900 genera.
Grasses 2009
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The most conspicuous species on San Ambrosio island are Thamnoseris lacerata and Sanctambrosia manicata (Caryophyllaceae), among woody species, and among grass species, Eragrostis peruviana and Eragrostis kuschelii (Poaceae), annuals that may reach as high as 50 cm.
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The most frequent plants are Eragrostis peruviana (Poaceae) and the endemic plants Atriplex chapinii, Thamnoseris lacerata and Cristaria insularis (Malvaceae).
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The ecoregion has many interesting, well-defined species that are taxonomically isolated, for example, the monotypic genera Phlyctidocarpa and Kaokochloa (Poaceae).
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Xerophytic vegetation occurs on and around the granite outcrops, consisting predominantly of plants from Bromelia, Poaceae and Orchidacea families.
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The most diverse families are the Leguminosae (51), Asteraceae (36), Poaceae (24) and Euphorbiacea (18).
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