Agrostis

See also: agrostis

Translingual

Agrostis canina

Etymology

From Latin agrostis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis).

Proper noun

Agrostis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – bent grasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Agrostis canina (brown bent) - type species; Agrostis altissima (bentgrass); Agrostis geminata (bentgrass, hairgrass); Agrostis hyemalis (southern hairgrass, ticklegrass); Agrostis mertensii (northern bentgrass); Agrostis perennanns (autumn bent upland bent); Agrostis scabra (hairgrass, fly-away grass, ticklegrass); Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bent, carpet bent) - selected species; for others see Agrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

• Arctagrostis
• Calamagrostis
• Eragrostis
• Lachnagrostis
• Stipagrostis
• Podagrostis
• Psammagrostis
• Ptilagrostis

References

• Agrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Agrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Agrostis at USDA Plants database