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phleum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun phleum has 1 sense
- phleum(n = noun.plant) genus phleum - grasses native to temperate regions; Array is a kind of liliopsid genus, monocot genus
is a member of family graminaceae, family gramineae, family poaceae, graminaceae, gramineae, grass family, poaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
phleum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a kind of marsh plant.].
A genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense ), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray. [1913 Webster]
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