GLYCERIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Glyceria mean? 

• GLYCERIA (noun)
  The noun GLYCERIA has 1 sense:

1. manna grass

  Familiarity information: GLYCERIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCERIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Manna grass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Glyceria; Glyceria

Hypernyms ("Glyceria" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Glyceria"):

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

Holonyms ("Glyceria" is a member of...):

family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)