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Calamagrostis

Calamagrostis

9.9
A type of grass that grows in wet areas like marshes and meadows
  • noun
  • /ˌkæləməˈɡrɔːstɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • The wetland restoration project included planting Calamagrostis to help stabilize the soil.

Examples

  • Several species of Calamagrostis are native to North America and are used in ornamental landscaping.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Calamagrostis in different soil conditions.

  • Look at the Calamagrostis!

  • The Calamagrostis grass grows abundantly in wetland areas.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Calamagrostis in different soil conditions.

  • Several species of Calamagrostis are native to North America and are used in ornamental landscaping.

  • The wetland restoration project included planting Calamagrostis to help stabilize the soil.

Synonyms

reed grass
vsCalamagrostis
  • UK
5.6

A tall grass with feathery flower heads that grows near rivers and marshes

is the formal scientific genus name for those same grasses

Compounds

Calamagrostis acutiflora
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall grass that lives for many years and is grown in gardens

Surface Forms

Calamagrostis singular
Calamagrostises plural

Etymology

The word Calamagrostis comes from Greek roots kalamos ('reed' or 'cane') and agrostis ('grass'). So it means 'reed-grass', which fits these tall, reed-like grasses often found in wetlands and meadows.