Elymus
- noun
- Specialized
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Elymus
- Elymus is commonly known as wild rye in many parts of North America.
Examples
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Several species in the Elymus genus are important for stabilizing sand dunes along coastlines.
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The botanist collected samples of Elymus from the prairie for her research.
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The Elymus species are often used for erosion control.
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Have you seen the Elymus growing along the riverbank?
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Elymus grasses are essential for preventing erosion on sandy shores.
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Many farmers cultivate Elymus to improve soil health in their fields.
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The tall, graceful Elymus plants sway beautifully in the summer breeze.
Synonyms
A long grass that grows naturally in fields and helps hold soil and feed animals
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild grass with long sharp bristles on its seed heads that spread and harm fields
- Specialized
A tall grass called giant wildrye that grows in western North America
- Specialized
A North American grass grown as food for farm animals in dry western areas
- Specialized
A grass that grows on sandy coasts and helps keep sand from being carried away by wind or water
- Specialized
A tall wild grass from North America with bristly spikes that grows in prairies and open woods
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elymus comes from an old Greek name elymos that meant 'a kind of grass'. So the name Elymus is used today for a group of tall grasses like 'wild rye' that grow in temperate regions.
