- gramineous (adj.)
[gramineous 词源字典]
- 1650s, from Latin gramineus "of grass, grassy," from gramen (genitive graminis) "grass, fodder," from PIE *gras-men-, suffixed form of root *gras- "to devour" (see gastric). The Latin adjective also is the source of the botanical order of Gramineae.[gramineous etymology, gramineous origin, 英语词源]