Poa
See also: poa, POA, PoA, Poá, po'a, and Pōʻā
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Poa_annua.jpg.webp)
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).
Proper noun
Poa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the bluegrasses, meadow grasses, and related grasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Pooideae - subfamily; Poeae - tribe; Poinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Poa pratensis - type species; for a modern list of species see
Poa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
- Poephagus (syn. Bos)
References
Poa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Poa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Poa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Poa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Poa at Encyclopedia of Life
- Poa at USDA Plants database
- Poa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Poa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Poa at World Register of Marine Species
- Poa at Tropicos
Plautdietsch
Noun
Poa n (plural Poaren)
- pair