phleum

2 definitions found

phleum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phleum \Phle"um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of marsh
     plant.] (Bot.)
     A genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense
     ), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass.
     --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]

phleum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Phleum
      n 1: grasses native to temperate regions [syn: Phleum, genus Phleum
           ]