graminoid (grasses)

Introduction

monocotyledons, usually herbs with narrow leaves growing from a base. They include:

• • 'true grasses', of the Poaceae (or Gramineae) family
  • all the true grains (rice, wheat, maize)
  • sugar cane
  • bamboo
  • grasses of lawns (turf)
  • sedges (Cyperaceae)
  • rushes (Juncaceae)

More general terms

• monocotyledon (monocot)