ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin gramin-, gramen grass + New Latin -ales
: an order of monocotyledonous plants including the grasses and sedges that is characterized by small flowers usually arranged in spikelets with the perianth absent or reduced or represented by bristles or scales and with usually ribbon-shaped leaves