Ravenna grass

Ravenna grass
noun
grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass
Hypernyms: ↑plume grass
Member Holonyms: ↑Erianthus, ↑genus Erianthus

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\\rəˈvenə-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized R
Etymology: from Ravenna, province and commune in northern Italy
: a grass (Erianthus ravennae) that is often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass — called also plume grass, wool grass

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  • Ravenna grass — italinė cukranendrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Saccharum ravennae), paplitęs pietų Europoje, šiaurės Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Saccharum ravennae angl. Italian sugarcane;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • plume grass — noun a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑Ravenna grass, ↑wool grass, ↑Erianthus ravennae • Member Holonyms: ↑Erianthus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wool grass — noun 1. grass often cultivated for its long white ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass • Syn: ↑Ravenna grass, ↑Erianthus ravennae • Hypernyms: ↑plume grass • Member Holonyms: ↑Erianthus, ↑genus Erian …   Useful english dictionary

  • plume grass — italinė cukranendrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Saccharum ravennae), paplitęs pietų Europoje, šiaurės Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Saccharum ravennae angl. Italian sugarcane;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • plume grass — ▪ plant       any of about 20 species of grasses constituting the genus Erianthus (family Poaceae), native to warm regions of the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Plume grasses are tall, reedlike perennials with dense, cylindrical, plumelike… …   Universalium

  • Ravennagras — (Saccharum ravennae) Systematik Ordnung: Süßgrasartige (Poales) Familie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Erianthus — noun genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs • Syn: ↑genus Erianthus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Erianthus ravennae — noun grass often cultivated for its long white ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass • Syn: ↑Ravenna grass, ↑wool grass • Hypernyms: ↑plume grass • Member Holonyms: ↑Erianthus, ↑genus Erianthus …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Erianthus — noun genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs • Syn: ↑Erianthus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Italian sugarcane — italinė cukranendrė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Saccharum ravennae), paplitęs pietų Europoje, šiaurės Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Saccharum ravennae angl. Italian sugarcane;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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