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Grasses are shallow-rooted perennials that have long, narrow leaves with veins running parallel to their length. Grasses, which are often herbs, typically grow in large masses, though some grasses, like bamboo, are large and woody.
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Kafir
Kafir, an annual plant that resembles the corn plant in having a stout, pithy stem and broad leaves.
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Millet, the name of several quick-growing, small-seeded cereal and forage grasses, mostly annuals.
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Oats, the seeds of a genus of annual cereal grasses. The plants, which are also called oats, are raised primarily for the grain The several wild and cultivated species of oats are related to rice and barley, and are grown in temperate regions throughout the world Oats were probably first cultivated in the Near East long ago.
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Pampas Grass, an ornamental grass native to Argentina and Brazil. The reedlike stems are 8 to 20 feet (2.4 to 6 m) tall and are topped with feathery, silver-colored plumes 2 to 3 feet (60 to 90 cm) long.
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Popcorn, a variety of corn with small, hard kernels. When the kernels are heated, moisture inside them turns to steam.
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Quack Grass, or Couch Grass, a spreading perennial weed. It is also called quick grass, quitch grass, and witchgrass.
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Quinoa, an annual herb native to Chile, Peru, and parts of Mexico. The seeds are a good source of protein, calcium, and phosphorus.
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Reed, a tall grass that grows in marshy places and in shallow water in sluggish streams and ponds.
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Rice, a cereal grass. Its grain is a leading source of food for more than half the world's population.
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Rye, an annual plant of the grass family. Like corn and wheat, it is a cereal, or grain.
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Rye Grass, a group of annual and perennial grasses of the Old World. Rye grasses have flat, shiny, dark-green or blue-green leaves.
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Sorghum, an economically important grass. It is grown for grain and forage and for the manufacture of syrup, brooms, and brushes.
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Sugarcane, a tall, perennial grass. It is a major source of commercial sugar, which is obtained from a juice found in the plant's waxy stalks.
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Timothy, or Herd's-grass, a grass that is grown as a hay crop. Timothy is one of the most important grasses produced for hay in the United States.
See more »Triticale
Triticale, a hybrid of rye and wheat, it is a member of the grass family. Like wheat and rye, it is a cereal, or grain.
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Wheat, a plant of the grass family, and the most widely cultivated food crop in the world.
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