gramineous

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Thus the action of nitrification has been found to be more marked in the lower layers of a soil on which a leguminous crop was growing than on that on which a gramineous.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of grasses.
  2. adjective Of or belonging to the grass family.

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  1. From Latin grāmineus, grassy, from grāmen, grāmin-, grass.

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  1. from Latin gramineus, of or pertaining to grass, from gramen (gramin-), grass.
 

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/grəˈmɪnəəs/
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