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grass

Collective name for three families of plants

Entityorganisms known by a particular common name plant life-formQ643352

Instance of: organisms known by a particular common name
, plant life-form
Subclass of: plant

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Grass refers to various families of plants. The three major families of grasslike plants are true grasses (Poaceae), sedges (Cyperaceae), and rushes (Juncaceae). Lawns and pasturelands are typically composed of true grasses, five of which cover 46% of the world's arable land: rice, wheat, maize, barley, and sugar cane.

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Permanent duplicated item: Q23014512
Said to be the same as: herbaceous plant
This taxon is source of: grass
OpenStreetMap tag: landuse=grass
Partially coincident with: Poaceae
Model item: marine flowering plant applies to use with property: subclass of
Elymus tsukushiensis applies to use with property: instance of

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