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AGROSTIS ALBA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Agrostis alba mean? 

AGROSTIS ALBA (noun)
  The noun AGROSTIS ALBA has 1 sense:

1. slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asiaplay

  Familiarity information: AGROSTIS ALBA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AGROSTIS ALBA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Agrostis alba; Poa nemoralis; wood meadowgrass

Hypernyms ("Agrostis alba" is a kind of...):

meadow grass; meadowgrass (any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture)

Holonyms ("Agrostis alba" is a member of...):

genus Poa; Poa (chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions)


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