family Gramineae
- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli ˈɡræmɪniː/
- Specialized
- The family Gramineae includes staple crops such as wheat, rice, and corn.
Examples
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Scientists study the family Gramineae to improve cereal crop yields.
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Rice and wheat are part of the family Gramineae.
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Bamboo, although woody, also belongs to the family Gramineae.
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The family Gramineae includes many important crops.
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The family Gramineae consists of important plants like grasses and cereals that are essential for food production.
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Several species within the family Gramineae, such as bamboo and sugar cane, are vital for various industries.
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The family Gramineae plays a crucial role in agriculture, providing key crops like rice and corn.
Synonyms
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A family of plants including grasses like wheat and bamboo
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A group of grass plants that includes wheat, rice, and bamboo
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A large family of grass plants like wheat and bamboo
A family of grass plants that includes wheat, rice, bamboo, and reeds
A large group of grass plants like wheat, rice, and bamboo
Surface Forms
Morphology
If a learner knows 'family' as a scientific grouping and 'Gramineae' as the name for the grass group, the meaning 'the plant family Gramineae (grasses, cereals, bamboo, etc.)' is directly inferable from combining the two constituents. This follows the common cross-linguistic pattern 'family + taxon name', so the composition is straightforward and immediately comprehensible to learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Family Gramineae comes from the Latin word gramen, which means 'grass', so imagine a family picture where every member is a kind of grass like wheat, rice, or bamboo. That's why the name means the group of plants that are grasses and cereals.