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Definition: Elymus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye).[Wordnet].

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"Elymus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Elms, Olympus, Elm's, Elemis, Ely us.

Date "Elymus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1972. (references)

Specialty Definition: Elymus

Domain Definition
Antiquities Elymus (Elumos). A natural son of Anchises and brother of Eryx; one of the Trojans who fled from Troy to Sicily. With the aid of Aeneas they built the towns of Aegesta and Elymé. The Trojans who settled in that part of Sicily called themselves Elymi, after Elymus. (references)

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Common Expressions: Elymus

Expressions Definition
Elymus arenarius A dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Elymus canadensis North American wild rye. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Elymus caput-medusae Weedy rye grass having long bristling awns. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Elymus condensatus Stout perennial grass of western North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Elymus hispidus Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Elymus trachycaulos North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Elymus Tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Elymus

Elymus

In Greek mythology, Elymus (or Elumos) was the mythical ancestor of the Elymi, natives of Sicily.

In botany, Elymus is the genus of the wild rye.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Elymus

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Elymus 12     Elymus 12
Elymus (genus) 6     Elymus (genus) 6
Elymus hystrix 4     Elymus hystrix 4

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"Elymus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Elms, Olympus, Elm's, Elemis, Ely us.

Synonym: Elymus
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 genus Elymus.
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Computed Synonyms: Elymus

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 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0094   Elymus     alert     brisk, agile, adroit, quick, keen   
 2   1.0094   Elymus     prompt     quick, speedy, swift, fast, provoke   
 3   1.0093   Elymus     bright     clear, brilliant, clever, smart, light   
 4   1.0093   Elymus     fast     quick, swift, rapid, speedy, firm   
 5   1.0093   Elymus     quick     swift, fast, speedy, nimble, rapid   
 6   1.0093   Elymus     speedy     quick, swift, fast, prompt, rapid   
 7   1.0093   Elymus     swift     quick, fast, speedy, rapid, prompt   
 8   1.0091   Elymus     Agropyron     cultivation, alert, prompt, breeding, bright   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Elymus

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish Kvik (alert, Agropyron, bright, Elymus, fast). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish Kvik (alert, Agropyron, bright, Elymus, fast). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk Kvik (alert, Agropyron, bright, Elymus, fast). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Élymos (Elymus). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
French Élymos (Elymus). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew בן שעורה (Elymus). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit בן שעורה (Elymus). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland Kvik (alert, Agropyron, bright, Elymus, fast). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Elymus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Elymus

Language Translations for “Elymus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin Elymusway (Elymus). Additional references: Pig Latin, Elymus. (volunteer)
Terran B Kvimo (Elymus). Additional references: Terran B, Elymus. (volunteer)
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