phrag
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
phrag (uncountable)
- Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.
- 2008, Jim Collins, “Connecticut Tidelands”, in Yankee Magazine, page 34:
- "Phrag is a monoculture that squeezes out all other species."
The two phrag programs have been so successful that funding for similar-scale projects is targeting other locations in the tidelands.
Synonyms edit
- (Phragmites australis): common reed
References edit
- Phragmites australis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phragmites australis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Phragmites australis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons