phrag

English

phrag or common reed, Phragmites australis

Etymology

Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɹæɡ/
- Homophone: frag
- Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

phrag (uncountable)

Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.
- 2008, Jim Collins, “Connecticut Tidelands”, in Yankee Magazine, page 34:
  "Phrag is a monoculture that squeezes out all other species."
  The two phrag programs have been so successful that funding for similar-scale projects is targeting other locations in the tidelands.

Synonyms

(Phragmites australis): common reed

References

Phragmites australis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phragmites australis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phragmites australis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

-graph, graph

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