vanillin: a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings


Burmanniaceae: family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers


family Burmanniaceae: family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers


Burmannia: type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth


genus Burmannia: type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth


Dioscoreaceae: yams


family Dioscoreaceae: yams


yam family: yams


Dioscorea: yams


genus Dioscorea: yams


yam: any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots


yam plant: any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots


yam: edible tuber of any of several yams


white yam: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh


water yam: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh


Dioscorea alata: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh


cinnamon vine: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers


Chinese yam: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers


Dioscorea batata: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers


air potato: yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers


Dioscorea bulbifera: yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers


elephant's-foot: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


tortoise plant: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


Hottentot bread vine: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


Hottentot's bread vine: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


Dioscorea elephantipes: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


Hottentot bread: thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot


Hottentot's bread: thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot


wild yam: having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders


Dioscorea paniculata: having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders


cush-cush: tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers


Dioscorea trifida: tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers


Tamus: a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes


genus Tamus: a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes


black bryony: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries


black bindweed: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries


Tamus communis: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries


Primulales: Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae


order Primulales: Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae


Primulaceae: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere


family Primulaceae: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere


primrose family: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere


genus Primula: very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers


primrose: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads


primula: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads


English primrose: plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers


Primula vulgaris: plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers


cowslip: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers


paigle: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers


Primula veris: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers


oxlip: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel


paigle: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel


Primula elatior: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel


Chinese primrose: cultivated Asiatic primrose


Primula sinensis: cultivated Asiatic primrose


auricula: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated


bear's ear: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated


Primula auricula: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated


polyanthus: florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose


Primula polyantha: florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose


Anagallis: chiefly Old World herbs


genus Anagallis: chiefly Old World herbs


pimpernel: any of several plants of the genus Anagallis


scarlet pimpernel: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather


red pimpernel: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather


poor man's weatherglass: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather


Anagallis arvensis: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather


bog pimpernel: small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers


Anagallis tenella: small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers


Centunculus: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae


genus Centunculus: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae


chaffweed: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves


bastard pimpernel: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves


false pimpernel: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves


genus Cyclamen: genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves


cyclamen: Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals


Cyclamen purpurascens: Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals


sowbread: common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers


Cyclamen hederifolium: common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers


Cyclamen neopolitanum: common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers


Glaux: sea milkwort


genus Glaux: sea milkwort


sea milkwort: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers


sea trifoly: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers


black saltwort: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers


Glaux maritima: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers


Hottonia: aquatic herbs


genus Hottonia: aquatic herbs


featherfoil: a plant of the genus Hottonia


feather-foil: a plant of the genus Hottonia


water gillyflower: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers


American featherfoil: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers


Hottonia inflata: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers


water violet: featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers


Hottonia palustris: featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers


Lysimachia: loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive


genus Lysimachia: loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive


loosestrife: any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia


gooseneck loosestrife: a variety of the loosestrife herb


Lysimachia clethroides Duby: a variety of the loosestrife herb


yellow pimpernel: trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers


Lysimachia nemorum: trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers


fringed loosestrife: of North America


Lysimachia ciliatum: of North America


moneywort: a loosestrife vine


creeping Jenny: a loosestrife vine


creeping Charlie: a loosestrife vine


Lysimachia nummularia: a loosestrife vine


yellow loosestrife: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia


garden loosestrife: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia


Lysimachia vulgaris: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia


swamp candles: North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places


Lysimachia terrestris: North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places


whorled loosestrife: common North American yellow-flowered plant


Lysimachia quadrifolia: common North American yellow-flowered plant


Samolus: genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels


genus Samolus: genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels


water pimpernel: a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus


brookweed: water pimpernel of Europe to China


Samolus valerandii: water pimpernel of Europe to China


brookweed: American water pimpernel


Samolus parviflorus: American water pimpernel


Samolus floribundus: American water pimpernel


Myrsinaceae: family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida


family Myrsinaceae: family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida


myrsine family: family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida


Myrsine: evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia (New Zealand)


genus Myrsine: evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia (New Zealand)


Ardisia: tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas


genus Ardisia: tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas


coralberry: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India


spiceberry: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India


Ardisia crenata: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India


marlberry: tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries


Ardisia escallonoides: tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries


Ardisia paniculata: tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries


Plumbaginales: coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales


order Plumbaginales: coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales


Plumbaginaceae: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas


family Plumbaginaceae: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas


leadwort family: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas


sea-lavender family: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas


genus Plumbago: shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort


plumbago: any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago


leadwort: a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers


Plumbago europaea: a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers


Armeria: shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials


genus Armeria: shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials


thrift: any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers


cliff rose: tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover


sea pink: tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover


Armeria maritima: tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover


Limonium: sea lavender


genus Limonium: sea lavender


sea lavender: any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers


marsh rosemary: any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers


statice: any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers


Theophrastaceae: family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae


family Theophrastaceae: family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae


Jacquinia: sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae


genus Jacquinia: sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae


bracelet wood: small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets


Jacquinia armillaris: small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets


barbasco: West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood


joewood: West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood


Jacquinia keyensis: West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood


Graminales: grasses; sedges; rushes


order Graminales: grasses; sedges; rushes


Gramineae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


family Gramineae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


Graminaceae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


family Graminaceae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


Poaceae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


family Poaceae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


grass family: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane


gramineous plant: cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves


graminaceous plant: cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves


grass: narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay


beach grass: tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores


bunchgrass: any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States


bunch grass: any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States


midgrass: any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone


shortgrass: any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains


short-grass: any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains


sword grass: any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges


tallgrass: any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture


tall-grass: any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture


lemongrass: a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka


lemon grass: a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka


herbage: succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land


pasturage: succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land


Aegilops: goat grass


genus Aegilops: goat grass


goat grass: European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock


Aegilops triuncalis: European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock


Agropyron: perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass


genus Agropyron: perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass


wheatgrass: a grass of the genus Agropyron


wheat-grass: a grass of the genus Agropyron


crested wheatgrass: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control


crested wheat grass: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control


fairway crested wheat grass: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control


Agropyron cristatum: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control


dog grass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


couch grass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


quackgrass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


quack grass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


quick grass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


witch grass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


witchgrass: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


Agropyron repens: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


bearded wheatgrass: a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes


Agropyron subsecundum: a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes


western wheatgrass: valuable forage grass of western United States


bluestem wheatgrass: valuable forage grass of western United States


Agropyron smithii: valuable forage grass of western United States


intermediate wheatgrass: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder


Agropyron intermedium: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder


Elymus hispidus: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder


slender wheatgrass: North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop


Agropyron trachycaulum: North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop


Agropyron pauciflorum: North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop


Elymus trachycaulos: North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop


Agrostis: annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)


genus Agrostis: annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)


bent: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens


bent grass: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens


bent-grass: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens


velvet bent: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


velvet bent grass: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


brown bent: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


Rhode Island bent: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


dog bent: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


Agrostis canina: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


cloud grass: Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets


Agrostis nebulosa: Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets


creeping bent: common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners


creeping bentgrass: common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners


Agrostis palustris: common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners


Alopecurus: annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds


genus Alopecurus: annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds


meadow foxtail: stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America


Alopecurus pratensis: stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America


foxtail: grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes


foxtail grass: grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes


Andropogon: tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions


genus Andropogon: tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions


broom grass: any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making


broom sedge: tall tufted grass of southeastern United States


Andropogon virginicus: tall tufted grass of southeastern United States


Arrhenatherum: oat grass


genus Arrhenatherum: oat grass


tall oat grass: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


tall meadow grass: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


evergreen grass: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


false oat: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


French rye: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


Arrhenatherum elatius: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


Arundo: any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds


genus Arundo: any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds


toetoe: used by Maoris for thatching


toitoi: used by Maoris for thatching


Arundo conspicua: used by Maoris for thatching


Chionochloa conspicua: used by Maoris for thatching


giant reed: large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles


Arundo donax: large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles


Avena: oats


genus Avena: oats


oat: annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')


cereal oat: widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains


Avena sativa: widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains


wild oat: common in meadows and pastures


wild oat grass: common in meadows and pastures


Avena fatua: common in meadows and pastures


slender wild oat: oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia


Avena barbata: oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia


wild red oat: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat


animated oat: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat


Avene sterilis: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat


Bromus: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae


genus Bromus: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae


brome: any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions


bromegrass: any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions


awnless bromegrass: drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia


Bromus inermis: drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia


chess: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat


cheat: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat


Bromus secalinus: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat


downy brome: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


downy bromegrass: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


downy cheat: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


downy chess: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


cheatgrass: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


drooping brome: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


Bromus tectorum: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


field brome: annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia


Bromus arvensis: annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia


Japanese brome: grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia


Japanese chess: grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia


Bromus japonicus: grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia


Bouteloua: forage grasses


genus Bouteloua: forage grasses


grama: pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America


grama grass: pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America


gramma: pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America


gramma grass: pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America


blue grama: a pasture grass of western North America


Bouteloua gracilis: a pasture grass of western North America


black grama: a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)


Bouteloua eriopoda: a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)


Buchloe: buffalo grass


genus Buchloe: buffalo grass


buffalo grass: short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)


Buchloe dactyloides: short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)


Calamagrostis: reed grass


genus Calamagrostis: reed grass


reed grass: any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere


feather reed grass: a variety of reed grass


feathertop: a variety of reed grass


Calamagrostis acutiflora: a variety of reed grass


Australian reed grass: tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay


Calamagrostic quadriseta: tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay


Cenchrus: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs


genus Cenchrus: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs


burgrass: a grass of the genus Cenchrus


bur grass: a grass of the genus Cenchrus


sandbur: grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs


sandspur: grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs


field sandbur: grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs


Cenchrus tribuloides: grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs


buffel grass: erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage


Cenchrus ciliaris: erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage


Pennisetum cenchroides: erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage


Chloris: tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass


genus Chloris: tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass


finger grass: any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils


Rhodes grass: perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions


Chloris gayana: perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions


windmill grass: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill


creeping windmill grass: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill


star grass: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill


Chloris truncata: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill


Cortaderia: tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass


genus Cortaderia: tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass


pampas grass: tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps


Cortaderia selloana: tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps


plumed tussock: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads


toe toe: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads


toetoe: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads


Cortaderia richardii: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads


Arundo richardii: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads


Cynodon: creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa


genus Cynodon: creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa


Bermuda grass: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


devil grass: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


Bahama grass: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


kweek: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


doob: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


scutch grass: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


star grass: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


Cynodon dactylon: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


giant star grass: perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay


Cynodon plectostachyum: perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay


Dactylis: a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)


genus Dactylis: a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)


orchard grass: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass


cocksfoot: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass


cockspur: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass


Dactylis glomerata: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass


Dactyloctenium: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae


genus Dactyloctenium: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae


Egyptian grass: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers


crowfoot grass: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers


Dactyloctenium aegypticum: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers


Digitaria: crab grass; finger grass


genus Digitaria: crab grass; finger grass


crabgrass: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns


crab grass: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns


finger grass: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns


smooth crabgrass: a weed


Digitaria ischaemum: a weed


large crabgrass: a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States


hairy finger grass: a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States


Digitaria sanguinalis: a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States


Echinochloa: annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions


genus Echinochloa: annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions


barnyard grass: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing


barn grass: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing


barn millet: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing


Echinochloa crusgalli: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing


Japanese millet: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States


billion-dollar grass: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States


Japanese barnyard millet: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States


sanwa millet: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States


Echinochloa frumentacea: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States


Eleusine: annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands


genus Eleusine: annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands


yardgrass: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


yard grass: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


wire grass: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


goose grass: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


Eleusine indica: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


finger millet: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


ragi: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


ragee: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


African millet: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


coracan: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


corakan: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


kurakkan: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


Eleusine coracana: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


Elymus: tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)


genus Elymus: tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)


lyme grass: a grass of the genus Elymus


wild rye: any of several grasses of the genus Elymus


giant ryegrass: stout perennial grass of western North America


Elymus condensatus: stout perennial grass of western North America


Leymus condensatus: stout perennial grass of western North America


sea lyme grass: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder


European dune grass: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder


Elymus arenarius: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder


Leymus arenaria: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder


Canada wild rye: North American wild rye


Elymus canadensis: North American wild rye


medusa's head: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns


Elymus caput-medusae: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns


Eragrostis: annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics


genus Eragrostis: annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics


love grass: any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion


bay grass: any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion


teff: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay


teff grass: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay


Eragrostis tef: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay


Eragrostic abyssinica: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay


weeping love grass: perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control


African love grass: perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control


Eragrostis curvula: perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control


Erianthus: genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs


genus Erianthus: genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs


plume grass: a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes


Ravenna grass: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass


wool grass: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass


Erianthus ravennae: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass


Festuca: a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae


genus Festuca: a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae


fescue: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns


fescue grass: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns


meadow fescue: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns


Festuca elatior: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns


sheep fescue: cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass


sheep's fescue: cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass


Festuca ovina: cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass


silver grass: of Australia and New Zealand


Glyceria: manna grass


genus Glyceria: manna grass


manna grass: any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor


sweet grass: any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor


reed meadow grass: a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America


Glyceria grandis: a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America


Holcus: a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America


genus Holcus: a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America


velvet grass: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage


Yorkshire fog: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage


Holcus lanatus: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage


creeping soft grass: European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage


Holcus mollis: European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage


Hordeum: annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley


genus Hordeum: annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley


barley: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain


common barley: grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages


Hordeum vulgare: grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages


barleycorn: a grain of barley


barley grass: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows


wall barley: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows


Hordeum murinum: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows


squirreltail barley: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia


foxtail barley: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia


squirreltail grass: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia


Hordeum jubatum: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia


little barley: annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America


Hordeum pusillum: annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America


Leymus: genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus


genus Leymus: genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus


Lolium: darnel; ryegrass


genus Lolium: darnel; ryegrass


rye grass: any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses


ryegrass: any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses


perennial ryegrass: European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass


English ryegrass: European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass


Lolium perenne: European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass


Italian ryegrass: European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure


Italian rye: European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure


Lolium multiflorum: European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure


darnel: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


tare: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


bearded darnel: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


cheat: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


Lolium temulentum: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


Muhlenbergia: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia


genus Muhlenbergia: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia


nimblewill: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States


nimble Will: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States


Muhlenbergia schreberi: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States


Oryza: rice


genus Oryza: rice


rice: annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper


cultivated rice: yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population


Oryza sativa: yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population


Oryzopsis: rice grass


genus Oryzopsis: rice grass


ricegrass: any grass of the genus Oryzopsis


rice grass: any grass of the genus Oryzopsis


mountain rice: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico


silkgrass: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico


silk grass: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico


Indian millet: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico


Oryzopsis hymenoides: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico


smilo: perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America


smilo grass: perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America


Oryzopsis miliacea: perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America


Panicum: panic grass


genus Panicum: panic grass


panic grass: any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder


witchgrass: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


witch grass: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


old witchgrass: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


old witch grass: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


tumble grass: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


Panicum capillare: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


switch grass: grass of western America used for hay


Panicum virgatum: grass of western America used for hay


broomcorn millet: extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage


hog millet: extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage


Panicum miliaceum: extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage


goose grass: annual weedy grass used for hay


Texas millet: annual weedy grass used for hay


Panicum Texanum: annual weedy grass used for hay


genus Paspalum: a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions


dallisgrass: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States


dallis grass: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States


paspalum: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States


Paspalum dilatatum: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States


Bahia grass: perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States


Paspalum notatum: perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States


knotgrass: low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems


Paspalum distichum: low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems


Pennisetum: a genus of Old World grasses


genus Pennisetum: a genus of Old World grasses


pearl millet: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer


bulrush millet: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer


cattail millet: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer


Pennisetum glaucum: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer


Pennisetum Americanum: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer


fountain grass: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia


Pennisetum ruppelii: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia


Pennisetum setaceum: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia


feathertop: northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles


feathertop grass: northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles


Pennistum villosum: northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles


Phalaris: a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers


genus Phalaris: a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers


reed canary grass: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


gardener's garters: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


lady's laces: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


ribbon grass: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


Phalaris arundinacea: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


canary grass: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds


birdseed grass: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds


Phalaris canariensis: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds


hardinggrass: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass


Harding grass: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass


toowomba canary grass: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass


Phalaris aquatica: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass


Phalaris tuberosa: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass


Phleum: grasses native to temperate regions


genus Phleum: grasses native to temperate regions


timothy: grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay


herd's grass: grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay


Phleum pratense: grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay


Phragmites: reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions


genus Phragmites: reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions


ditch reed: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts


common reed: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts


carrizo: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts


Phragmites communis: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts


Poa: chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions


genus Poa: chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions


bluegrass: any of various grasses of the genus Poa


blue grass: any of various grasses of the genus Poa


meadowgrass: any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture


meadow grass: any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture


Kentucky bluegrass: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures


Kentucky blue: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures


Kentucy blue grass: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures


June grass: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures


Poa pratensis: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures


wood meadowgrass: slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia


Poa nemoralis: slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia


Agrostis alba: slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia


Saccharum: tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane


genus Saccharum: tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane


sugarcane: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar


sugar cane: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar


Saccharum officinarum: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar


sugarcane: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice


sugar cane: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice


noble cane: sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content


munj: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets


munja: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets


Saccharum bengalense: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets


Saccharum munja: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets


Schizachyrium: overlaps the genus Andropogon


genus Schizachyrium: overlaps the genus Andropogon


broom beard grass: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


prairie grass: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


wire grass: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


Andropogon scoparius: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


Schizachyrium scoparium: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


bluestem: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States


blue stem: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States


Andropogon furcatus: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States


Andropogon gerardii: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States


Secale: cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye


genus Secale: cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye


rye: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement


Secale cereale: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement


Setaria: annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses


genus Setaria: annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses


bristlegrass: grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet


bristle grass: grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet


giant foxtail: two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States


yellow bristlegrass: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas


yellow bristle grass: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas


yellow foxtail: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas


glaucous bristlegrass: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas


Setaria glauca: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas


green bristlegrass: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


green foxtail: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


rough bristlegrass: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


bottle-grass: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


bottle grass: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


Setaria viridis: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


foxtail millet: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States


Italian millet: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States


Hungarian grass: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States


Setaria italica: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States


Siberian millet: millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes


Setaria italica rubrofructa: millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes


German millet: millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes


golden wonder millet: millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes


Setaria italica stramineofructa: millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes


millet: any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine


cane: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane


rattan: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes


rattan cane: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes


malacca: stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles


reed: tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites


genus Sorghum: annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum


Sorghum: annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum


sorghum: economically important Old World tropical cereal grass


great millet: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves


kaffir: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves


kafir corn: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves


kaffir corn: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves


Sorghum bicolor: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves


grain sorghum: any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain


durra: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


doura: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


dourah: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


Egyptian corn: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


Indian millet: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


Guinea corn: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


feterita: a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains


federita: a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains


Sorghum vulgare caudatum: a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains


hegari: Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States


kaoliang: sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)


milo: small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains


milo maize: small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains


shallu: sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India


Sorghum vulgare rosburghii: sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India


sorgo: any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup


sorgho: any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup


sweet sorghum: any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup


sugar sorghum: any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup


Johnson grass: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land


Aleppo grass: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land


means grass: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land


evergreen millet: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land


Sorghum halepense: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land


broomcorn: tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes


Sorghum vulgare technicum: tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes


Spartina: grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands


genus Spartina: grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands


cordgrass: any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders


cord grass: any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders


salt reed grass: tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows


Spartina cynosuroides: tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows


prairie cordgrass: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns


freshwater cordgrass: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns


slough grass: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns


Spartina pectinmata: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns


Sporobolus: cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass)


genus Sporobolus: cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass)


dropseed: a grass of the genus Sporobolus


drop-seed: a grass of the genus Sporobolus


smut grass: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus


blackseed: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus


carpet grass: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus


Sporobolus poiretii: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus


sand dropseed: erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America


Sporobolus cryptandrus: erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America


rush grass: grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles


rush-grass: grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles


Stenotaphrum: lawn grasses


genus Stenotaphrum: lawn grasses


St. Augustine grass: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass


Stenotaphrum secundatum: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass


buffalo grass: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass


grain: a cereal grass


cereal: grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet


cereal grass: grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet


Triticum: annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions


genus Triticum: annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions


wheat: annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains


wheat berry: a grain of wheat


durum: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


durum wheat: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


hard wheat: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


Triticum durum: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


Triticum turgidum: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


macaroni wheat: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


soft wheat: wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals


common wheat: widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain


Triticum aestivum: widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain


spelt: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed


Triticum spelta: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed


Triticum aestivum spelta: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed


emmer: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed


starch wheat: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed


two-grain spelt: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed


Triticum dicoccum: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed


wild wheat: found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat


wild emmer: found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat


Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides: found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat


Zea: corn


genus Zea: corn


corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times


maize: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times


Indian corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times


Zea mays: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times


corn: (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)


mealie: an ear of corn


field corn: corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain


corn: the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal


sweet corn: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


sugar corn: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


green corn: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


sweet corn plant: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


Zea mays rugosa: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


Zea saccharata: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


dent corn: corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity


Zea mays indentata: corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity


flint corn: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm


flint maize: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm


Yankee corn: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm


Zea mays indurata: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm


soft corn: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch


flour corn: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch


squaw corn: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch


Zea mays amylacea: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch


popcorn: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat


Zea mays everta: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat


cornsilk: each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn


corn silk: each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn


Zizania: wild rice


genus Zizania: wild rice


wild rice: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food


Zizania aquatica: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food


genus Zoysia: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions


Zoisia: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions


genus Zoisia: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions


zoysia: any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia


Manila grass: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States


Japanese carpet grass: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States


Zoysia matrella: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States


Korean lawn grass: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States


Japanese lawn grass: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States


Zoysia japonica: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States


mascarene grass: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass


Korean velvet grass: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass


Zoysia tenuifolia: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass


Bambuseae: bamboos


tribe Bambuseae: bamboos


bamboo: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture


bamboo: the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles


Bambusa: tall tender clumping bamboos


genus Bambusa: tall tender clumping bamboos


common bamboo: extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain


Bambusa vulgaris: extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain


Arundinaria: North American bamboo


genus Arundinaria: North American bamboo


giant cane: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets


cane reed: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets


Arundinaria gigantea: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets


small cane: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States


switch cane: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States


Arundinaria tecta: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States


Dendrocalamus: giant clump-forming bamboos


genus Dendrocalamus: giant clump-forming bamboos


giant bamboo: immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks


kyo-chiku: immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks


Dendrocalamus giganteus: immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks


Phyllostachys: medium and large bamboos


genus Phyllostachys: medium and large bamboos


fishpole bamboo: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young


gosan-chiku: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young


hotei-chiku: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young


Phyllostachys aurea: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young


black bamboo: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black


kuri-chiku: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black


Phyllostachys nigra: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black


giant timber bamboo: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere


madake: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere


ku-chiku: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere


Phyllostachys bambusoides: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere


Cyperaceae: bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant


family Cyperaceae: bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant


sedge family: bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant


sedge: grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers


Cyperus: type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions


genus Cyperus: type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions


umbrella plant: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves


umbrella sedge: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves


Cyperus alternifolius: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves


chufa: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


yellow nutgrass: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


earth almond: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


ground almond: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


rush nut: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


Cyperus esculentus: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


galingale: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots


galangal: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots


Cyperus longus: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots


papyrus: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


Egyptian paper reed: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


Egyptian paper rush: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


paper rush: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


paper plant: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


Cyperus papyrus: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


nutgrass: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


nut grass: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


nutsedge: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


nut sedge: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


Cyperus rotundus: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


Carex: large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges


genus Carex: large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges


sand sedge: European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla


sand reed: European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla


Carex arenaria: European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla


cypress sedge: tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan


Carex pseudocyperus: tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan


Eriophorum: cotton grass


genus Eriophorum: cotton grass


cotton grass: any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes


cotton rush: any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes


common cotton grass: having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes


Eriophorum angustifolium: having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes


Scirpus: rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs


genus Scirpus: rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs


hardstem bulrush: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems


hardstemmed bulrush: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems


Scirpus acutus: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems


wool grass: sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets


Scirpus cyperinus: sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets


Eleocharis: sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths


genus Eleocharis: sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths


spike rush: a sedge of the genus Eleocharis


water chestnut: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers


Chinese water chestnut: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers


Eleocharis dulcis: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers


needle spike rush: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums


needle rush: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums


slender spike rush: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums


hair grass: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums


Eleocharis acicularis: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums


creeping spike rush: cylindrical-stemmed sedge


Eleocharis palustris: cylindrical-stemmed sedge


Pandanales: families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae


order Pandanales: families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae


Pandanaceae: family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus


family Pandanaceae: family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus


screw-pine family: family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus


genus Pandanus: type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)


pandanus: any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves


screw pine: any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves


textile screw pine: Polynesian screw pine


lauhala: Polynesian screw pine


Pandanus tectorius: Polynesian screw pine


pandanus: fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)


Typhaceae: perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves


family Typhaceae: perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves


cattail family: perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves


Typha: reed maces; cattails


genus Typha: reed maces; cattails


cattail: tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes


cat's-tail: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


bullrush: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


bulrush: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


nailrod: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


reed mace: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


reedmace: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


Typha latifolia: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


lesser bullrush: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


narrow-leaf cattail: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


narrow-leaved reedmace: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


soft flag: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


Typha angustifolia: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


Sparganiaceae: coextensive with the genus Sparganium


family Sparganiaceae: coextensive with the genus Sparganium


bur-reed family: coextensive with the genus Sparganium


Sparganium: type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions


genus Sparganium: type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions


bur reed: marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit


grain: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn


caryopsis: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn


kernel: a single whole grain of a cereal


rye: the seed of the cereal grass


Cucurbitaceae: a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)


family Cucurbitaceae: a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)


gourd family: a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)


cucurbit: any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae


gourd: any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds


gourd vine: any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds


gourd: any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds


Cucurbita: type genus of the Cucurbitaceae


genus Cucurbita: type genus of the Cucurbitaceae


pumpkin: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes


pumpkin vine: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes


autumn pumpkin: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes


Cucurbita pepo: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes


squash: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits


squash vine: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits


summer squash: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden


summer squash vine: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden


Cucurbita pepo melopepo: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden


yellow squash: any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks


marrow: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh


marrow squash: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh


vegetable marrow: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh


zucchini: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small


courgette: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small


cocozelle: squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow


Italian vegetable marrow: squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow


cymling: squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white


pattypan squash: squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white


spaghetti squash: squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti


winter squash: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall


winter squash plant: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall


acorn squash: squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges


hubbard squash: any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind


Cucurbita maxima: any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind


turban squash: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem


Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem


buttercup squash: plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings


butternut squash: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind


Cucurbita maxima: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind


winter crookneck: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks


winter crookneck squash: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks


Cucurbita moschata: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks


cushaw: plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds


Cucurbita mixta: plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds


Cucurbita argyrosperma: plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds


prairie gourd: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


prairie gourd vine: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


Missouri gourd: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


wild pumpkin: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


buffalo gourd: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


calabazilla: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


Cucurbita foetidissima: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


prairie gourd: small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant


genus Bryonia: climbing perennial herbs: bryony


bryony: a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties


briony: a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties


white bryony: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran


devil's turnip: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran


Bryonia alba: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran


red bryony: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia


wild hop: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia


Bryonia dioica: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia


Citrullus: a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons


genus Citrullus: a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons


melon: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers


melon vine: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers


watermelon: an African melon


watermelon vine: an African melon


Citrullus vulgaris: an African melon


Cucumis: cucumbers; muskmelons


genus Cucumis: cucumbers; muskmelons


sweet melon: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell


muskmelon: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell


sweet melon vine: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell


Cucumis melo: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell


cantaloupe: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


cantaloup: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


cantaloupe vine: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


cantaloup vine: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


Cucumis melo cantalupensis: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


winter melon: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


Persian melon: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


honeydew melon: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


winter melon vine: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


Cucumis melo inodorus: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


net melon: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh


netted melon: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh


nutmeg melon: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh


Cucumis melo reticulatus: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh


cucumber: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit


cucumber vine: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit


Cucumis sativus: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit


Ecballium: exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber


genus Ecballium: exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber


squirting cucumber: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched


exploding cucumber: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched


touch-me-not: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched


Ecballium elaterium: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched


Lagenaria: bottle gourds


genus Lagenaria: bottle gourds


bottle gourd: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits


calabash: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits


Lagenaria siceraria: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits


genus Luffa: dishcloth gourds


luffa: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge