graminoid

English

Etymology

Latin grāmen (“grass”) +‎ -oid

Adjective

graminoid (comparative more graminoid, superlative most graminoid)

1. resembling the grasses

Noun

graminoid (plural graminoids)

1. A plant with elongate leaves and minute flowers, such as a grass, sedge or rush.

   Graminoids adapted to mesic sites dominate the understory.