#grass__gras  narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
  supertype:  gramineous_plant__graminaceous_plant  cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves
  subtype:  beach_grass__beachgras  tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
  subtype:  bunchgrass__bunch_grass__bunchgras  any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
  subtype:  midgrass  any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone
  subtype:  shortgrass  any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
  subtype:  sword_grass__swordgras  any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges
  subtype:  tallgrass__tallgras  any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture
  subtype:  goat_grass__Aegilops_triuncalis  European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
  subtype:  wheatgrass  a grass of the genus Agropyron
     subtype:  crested_wheatgrass__crested_wheat_grass__crestedwheatgras__fairwaycrestedwheatgras__Agropyron_cristatum  Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control
     subtype:  dog_grass__doggras__couch_grass__couchgras__quackgrass__quack_grass__quackgras__quickgras__witch_grass__witchgrass__Agropyron_repens  European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
     subtype:  bearded_wheatgrass__Agropyron_subsecundum  a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
     subtype:  western_wheatgrass__bluestem_wheatgrass__Agropyron_smithii  valuable forage grass of western United States
     subtype:  intermediate_wheatgrass__Agropyron_intermedium__Elymus_hispidus  Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder
     subtype:  slender_wheatgrass__Agropyron_trachycaulum__Agropyron_pauciflorum__Elymus_trachycaulos  North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop
  subtype:  bent_grass__bent__bentgrass__bentgras  grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
     subtype:  velvet_bent_grass__velvet_bent__brown_bent__brownbent__Rhode_Island_bent__dog_bent__dogbent__Agrostis_canina  common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
     subtype:  cloud_grass__cloudgras__Agrostis_nebulosa  Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets
     subtype:  creeping_bent__creeping_bentgrass__Agrostis_palustris  common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners
  subtype:  broom_grass__broomgras  any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
     subtype:  broom_sedge__broomsedge__Andropogon_virginicus  tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
     subtype:  broom_beard_grass__broombeardgras__prairiegras__wiregras__andropogonscopariu__Schizachyrium_scoparium  handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
  subtype:  tall_oat_grass__tall_meadow_grass__evergreen_grass__evergreengras__false_oat__falseoat__French_rye__Arrhenatherum_elatius  coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
  subtype:  brome__bromegrass  any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
     subtype:  awnless_bromegrass__Bromus_inermis  drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
     subtype:  chess__ches__Bromus_secalinus  weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
     subtype:  downy_brome__downybrome__downy_bromegrass__downy_cheat__downycheat__downy_chess__downyches__cheatgrass__drooping_brome__Bromus_tectorum  annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
     subtype:  field_brome__fieldbrome__Bromus_arvensis  annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia
     subtype:  Japanese_brome__Japanese_chess__Bromus_japonicus  grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
  subtype:  grama_grass__gramagras__grama__gramma__gramma_grass  pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
     subtype:  blue_grama__Bouteloua_gracilis  of western North America
     subtype:  black_grama__Bouteloua_eriopoda  especially of western coastal regions of North America
  subtype:  buffalo_grass__buffalogras__Buchloe_dactyloides  short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
  subtype:  reed_grass  any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
     subtype:  feather_reed_grass__feathertop__Calamagrostis_acutiflora  a variety of reed grass
     subtype:  Australian_reed_grass__Calamagrostic_quadriseta  tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
  subtype:  burgrass__bur_grass__burgras  a grass of the genus Cenchrus
     subtype:  buffel_grass__Cenchrus_ciliaris__Pennisetum_cenchroides  erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
  subtype:  field_sandbur__fieldsandbur__sandbur__Cenchrus_tribuloides  grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
  subtype:  finger_grass  any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
     subtype:  Rhodes_grass__Chloris_gayana  perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions
     subtype:  creeping_windmill_grass__windmill_grass__star_grass__Chloris_truncata  perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
  subtype:  pampas_grass__Cortaderia_selloana  tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps
  subtype:  plumed_tussock__toe_toe__toetoe__Cortaderia_richardii__Arundo_richardii  tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
  subtype:  Bermuda_grass__devil_grass__Bahama_grass__kweek__scutch_grass__star_grass__Cynodon_dactylon  trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
  subtype:  giant_star_grass__Cynodon_plectostachyum  perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
  subtype:  orchard_grass__orchardgras__cocksfoot__cockspur__Dactylis_glomerata  widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
  subtype:  crabgrass__crabgras__crabgras__fingergras  grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
     subtype:  Egyptian_grass__crowfoot_grass__Dactyloctenium_aegypticum  a creeping grass with spikes like fingers
     subtype:  smooth_crabgrass__Digitaria_ischaemum  a weed
     subtype:  large_crabgrass__largecrabgras__hairy_finger_grass__Digitaria_sanguinalis  a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States
  subtype:  lyme_grass  a grass of the genus Elymus
     subtype:  giant_ryegrass__Elymus_condensatus__Leymus_condensatus  stout perennial grass of western North America
     subtype:  sea_lyme_grass__European_dune_grass__Elymus_arenarius__Leymus_arenaria  a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
  subtype:  wild_rye  any of several grasses of the genus Elymus
     subtype:  Canada_wild_rye__Elymus_canadensis  North American wild rye
     subtype:  Elymus_caput-medusae__medusa's_head  weedy rye grass having long bristling awns
  subtype:  love_grass__bay_grass__baygras  any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion
     subtype:  teff_grass__teff__Eragrostis_tef__Eragrostic_abyssinica  an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
     subtype:  weeping_love_grass__African_love_grass__Eragrostis_curvula  perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control
  subtype:  plume_grass__plumegras  a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
     subtype:  Ravenna_grass__wool_grass__Erianthus_ravennae  grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass
  subtype:  meadow_fescue__fescue__fescue_grass__Festuca_elatior  grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
  subtype:  sheep_fescue__sheepfescue__sheep's_fescue__sheep'sfescue__Festuca_ovina  cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass
  subtype:  silver_grass  of Australia and New Zealand
  subtype:  velvet_grass__Yorkshire_fog__Holcus_lanatus  tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage
  subtype:  creeping_soft_grass__Holcus_mollis  European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage
  subtype:  rye_grass__ryegras__ryegrass  any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
     subtype:  perennial_ryegrass__English_ryegrass__Lolium_perenne  European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass
     subtype:  Italian_ryegrass__Italian_rye__Lolium_multiflorum  European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure
     subtype:  bearded_darnel__beardeddarnel__darnel__tare__cheat__Lolium_temulentum  weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
  subtype:  nimblewill__nimble_Will__Muhlenbergia_schreberi  slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States
  subtype:  dallisgrass__dallisgras__dallisgras__Paspalum_dilatatum  tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
  subtype:  Bahia_grass__Paspalum_notatum  perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states
  subtype:  knotgrass__knotgras__paspalumdistichum  low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
  subtype:  fountain_grass__Pennisetum_ruppelii__Pennisetum_setaceum  tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia
  subtype:  feathertop_grass__feathertop__Pennistum_villosum  northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles
  subtype:  reed_canary_grass__gardener's_garters__lady's_laces__ribbon_grass__Phalaris_arundinacea  perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
  subtype:  canary_grass__birdseed_grass__Phalaris_canariensis  Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
  subtype:  hardinggrass__Harding_grass__toowomba_canary_grass__Phalaris_aquatica__Phalaris_tuberosa  perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
  subtype:  herd's_grass__timothy__Phleum_pratense  grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay
  subtype:  blue_grass__bluegrass__bluegras  any of various grasses of the genus Poa
     subtype:  Kentucky_bluegrass__Kentucky_blue__Kentucy_blue_grass__June_grass__Poa_pratensis  valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
  subtype:  meadowgrass__meadow_grass  any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
     subtype:  foxtail__foxtail_grass__foxtailgras  grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
        subtype:  meadow_foxtail__Alopecurus_pratensis  stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
        subtype:  bristlegrass__bristle_grass__bristlegras  grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
        subtype:  giant_foxtail__giantfoxtail  two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
        subtype:  yellow_bristlegrass__yellow_bristle_grass__yellow_foxtail__glaucous_bristlegrass__Setaria_glauca  common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
        subtype:  green_bristlegrass__green_foxtail__greenfoxtail__rough_bristlegrass__bottlegrass__bottlegras__bottlegras__setariaviridi  European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
        subtype:  foxtail_millet__foxtailmillet__Italian_millet__Hungarian_grass__Setaria_italica  coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
           subtype:  Siberian_millet__Setaria_italica_rubrofructa  millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes
           subtype:  German_millet__golden_wonder_millet__Setaria_italica_stramineofructa  millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes
     subtype:  manna_grass__mannagras__sweet_grass__sweetgras  any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
        subtype:  reed_meadow_grass__Glyceria_grandis  a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America
     subtype:  wood_meadowgrass__Poa_nemoralis__Agrostis_alba  slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia
  subtype:  munj__munja__Saccharum_bengalense__Saccharum_munja  tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
  subtype:  bluestem__blue_stem__Andropogon_furcatus__Andropogon_gerardii  tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
  subtype:  cordgrass__cordgras__cordgras  any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
     subtype:  salt_reed_grass__Spartina_cynosuroides  tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows
     subtype:  prairie_cordgrass__prairiecordgras__freshwater_cordgrass__slough_grass__Spartina_pectinmata  North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns
  subtype:  dropseed  a grass of the genus Sporobolus
     subtype:  smut_grass__blackseed__carpet_grass__Sporobolus_poiretii  grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
     subtype:  sand_dropseed__Sporobolus_cryptandrus  erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
  subtype:  rushgrass__rushgras  grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles
  subtype:  St._Augustine_grass__Stenotaphrum_secundatum__buffalo_grass__buffalogras  low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
  subtype:  cereal_grass__cereal  grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
     subtype:  oat  annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
        subtype:  cereal_oat__Avena_sativa  widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains
        subtype:  wild_oat_grass__wild_oat__Avena_fatua  common in meadows and pastures
        subtype:  slender_wild_oat__Avena_barbata  oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia
        subtype:  wild_red_oat__animated_oat__Avene_sterilis  Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat
     subtype:  barley  cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
        subtype:  common_barley__Hordeum_vulgare  grass yielding grain used for for breakfast food, animal feed and in malt beverages
        subtype:  barley_grass__wall_barley__Hordeum_murinum  European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
        subtype:  squirreltail_barley__foxtail_barley__foxtailbarley__squirreltail_grass__Hordeum_jubatum  barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
        subtype:  little_barley__Hordeum_pusillum  annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America
     subtype:  rice.cereal_grass  annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
        subtype:  cultivated_rice__Oryza_sativa  yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
     subtype:  ricegrass__ricegras__ricegras  any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
        subtype:  mountain_rice__silkgrass__silkgras__silkgras__indianmillet__Oryzopsis_hymenoides  valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico
        subtype:  smilo_grass__smilogras__smilo__Oryzopsis_miliacea  perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America
     subtype:  pearl_millet__pearlmillet__bulrush_millet__bulrushmillet__cattail_millet__cattailmillet__Pennisetum_glaucum__Pennisetum_Americanum  tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
     subtype:  Secale_cereale__rye  hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
     subtype:  millet  any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
        subtype:  barnyard_grass__barn_grass__barn_millet__Echinochloa_crusgalli  a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
        subtype:  Japanese_millet__billion-dollar_grass__Japanese_barnyard_millet__sanwa_millet__sanwamillet__Echinochloa_frumentacea  coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
        subtype:  yardgrass__yardgras__yardgras__wiregras__goosegras__Eleusine_indica  coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
        subtype:  finger_millet__ragi__ragee__African_millet__coracan__corakan__kurakkan__Eleusine_coracana  East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
        subtype:  panic_grass__panicgras  any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder
           subtype:  old_witchgrass__witchgrass__witch_grass__old_witch_grass__oldwitchgras__tumblegras__panicumcapillare  North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
           subtype:  switch_grass__Panicum_virgatum  grass of western America used for hay
           subtype:  broomcorn_millet__broomcornmillet__millet__hog_millet__hogmillet__Panicum_miliaceum  extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage
           subtype:  Texas_millet__goose_grass__goosegras__Panicum_Texanum  annual weedy grass used for hay
        subtype:  sorghum  economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
           subtype:  great_millet__greatmillet__kaffir__kafir_corn__kafircorn__kaffir_corn__Sorghum_bicolor  important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
           subtype:  grain_sorghum__grainsorghum  any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain
              subtype:  durra__doura__dourah__Egyptian_corn__Indian_millet__Guinea_corn  sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
              subtype:  feterita__federita__Sorghum_vulgare_caudatum  a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains
              subtype:  hegari  Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States
              subtype:  kaoliang  sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)
              subtype:  milo_maize__milo  small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
              subtype:  shallu__Sorghum_vulgare_rosburghii  sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India
           subtype:  sorgo__sorgho__sweet_sorghum__sweetsorghum__sugar_sorghum__sugarsorghum  any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup
           subtype:  Johnson_grass__Aleppa_grass__means_grass__meansgras__evergreen_millet__evergreenmillet__Sorghum_halepense__Sorghum_halapense  tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
           subtype:  broomcorn__Sorghum_vulgare_technicum  tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
     subtype:  wheat__corn  annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
        subtype:  Triticum_durum__durum__durum_wheat__durumwheat__hard_wheat__Triticum_turgidum__maccaroni_wheat__maccaroniwheat  wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
        subtype:  soft_wheat  wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals
        subtype:  common_wheat__Triticum_aestivum  widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain
        subtype:  spelt__Triticum_spelta__Triticum_aestivum_spelta  hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
        subtype:  emmer__starchwheat__two-grain_spelt__twograinspelt__Triticum_dicoccum  hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
        subtype:  wild_wheat__wild_emmer__Triticum_dicoccum_dicoccoides  found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat
     subtype:  Indian_corn__corn__maize__Zea_mays  tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
        subtype:  field_corn__fieldcorn  corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
           subtype:  dent_corn__Zea_mays_indentata  corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity
           subtype:  flint_corn__flintcorn__flint_maize__flintmaize__Yankee_corn__Zea_mays_indurata  corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
           subtype:  soft_corn__flour_corn__flourcorn__squaw_corn__squawcorn__Zea_mays_amylacea  corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch
        subtype:  sweet_corn_plant__sweet_corn__sweetcorn__sugar_corn__sugarcorn__green_corn__greencorn__Zea_mays_rugosa__Zea_saccharata  corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable
        subtype:  Zea_mays_everta__popcorn  corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
     subtype:  wild_rice__Zizania_aquatica  perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
  subtype:  zoysia  any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia
     subtype:  Manila_grass__Japanese_carpet_grass__Zoysia_matrella  lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States
     subtype:  Korean_lawn_grass__Japanese_lawn_grass__Zoysia_japonica  lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States
     subtype:  mascarene_grass__mascarenegras__Korean_velvet_grass__Zoysia_tenuifolia  Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass

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