Glyceria

noun

Gly·​ce·​ria

glə̇ˈsirēə,

glīˈ-

: a genus of chiefly North American perennial paludal or aquatic grasses having lemmas very prominently 5- to 9-nerved

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek glykeros sweet + New Latin -ia

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Rhymes for Glyceria

• dah
• duh
• huh
• schwa
• the
• uh
• gaga
• shema
• maharaja