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PHALARIS CANARIENSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phalaris canariensis mean?
• PHALARIS CANARIENSIS (noun)
The noun PHALARIS CANARIENSIS has 1 sense:
1. Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
Familiarity information: PHALARIS CANARIENSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
birdseed grass; canary grass; Phalaris canariensis
Hypernyms ("Phalaris canariensis" is a kind of...):
grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)
Holonyms ("Phalaris canariensis" is a member of...):
genus Phalaris; Phalaris (a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers)
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