genus Phragmites

genus Phragmites
noun
reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions
Syn: ↑Phragmites
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms:
Member Meronyms: ↑ditch reed, ↑common reed, ↑carrizo, ↑Phragmites communis

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  • Phragmites — This article is about the common reed. For other plants called reed, see Reed (plant). Phragmites Phragmites australis seed head in winter Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Phragmites — noun reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions • Syn: ↑genus Phragmites • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • phragmites — [frag mʌɪti:z] noun a tall reed of a genus including the common reed. [Genus Phragmites.] Origin mod. L., from Gk phragmitēs growing in hedges …   English new terms dictionary

  • phragmites — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phragmitēs growing in hedges, from phragma fence, hedge, from phrassein to enclose Date: 1877 any of a genus (Phragmites) of widely distributed reeds with tall stems and large showy panicles resembling plumes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phragmites — /frag muy teez/, n. any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, esp. the common reed P. australis (or P. communis). [ < NL (1820) < Gk phragmítes growing in hedges, equiv. to phrágm(a) fence …   Universalium

  • Phragmites australis — ID 63078 Symbol Key PHAU7 Common Name common reed Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Phragmites communis — noun tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts • Syn: ↑ditch reed, ↑common reed, ↑carrizo • Hypernyms: ↑reed • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • phragmites — noun Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands …   Wiktionary

  • Phragmites — ID 63077 Symbol Key PHRAG Common Name reed Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Phragmites karka — ID 63084 Symbol Key PHKA3 Common Name tall reed Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Graminoid …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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