"graminoid" meaning in English

See graminoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more graminoid [comparative], most graminoid [superlative]
Etymology: Latin grāmen (“grass”) + -oid Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|grāmen||grass}} Latin grāmen (“grass”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} graminoid (comparative more graminoid, superlative most graminoid)
  1. resembling the grasses Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-graminoid-en-adj-b92utDLA Disambiguation of Plants: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 57 43

Noun

Forms: graminoids [plural]
Etymology: Latin grāmen (“grass”) + -oid Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|grāmen||grass}} Latin grāmen (“grass”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} graminoid (plural graminoids)
  1. A plant with elongate leaves and minute flowers, such as a grass, sedge or rush. Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-graminoid-en-noun-YVlRFqzG Disambiguation of Plants: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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