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HORDEUM JUBATUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hordeum jubatum mean?
• HORDEUM JUBATUM (noun)
The noun HORDEUM JUBATUM has 1 sense:
1. barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
Familiarity information: HORDEUM JUBATUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
foxtail barley; Hordeum jubatum; squirreltail barley; squirreltail grass
Hypernyms ("Hordeum jubatum" is a kind of...):
barley (cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain)
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