Agrostis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin agrostis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis). === Proper noun === Agrostis f A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – bent grasses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Agrostis canina (brown bent) - type species; Agrostis altissima (bentgrass); Agrostis geminata (bentgrass, hairgrass); Agrostis hyemalis (southern hairgrass, ticklegrass); Agrostis mertensii (northern bentgrass); Agrostis perennanns (autumn bent upland bent); Agrostis scabra (hairgrass, fly-away grass, ticklegrass); Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bent, carpet bent) - selected species; for others see Agrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Agrostis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Agrostis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Agrostis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Agrostis at USDA Plants database