Meaning of xyrid | Babel Free

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Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges.

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“Its family, Xyridaceae, is closely allied to the lilies: xyrids have three stamens, while lilies generally have six.”

“These four subdivisions correspond to groups sometimes referred to as the cyperids, xyrids, restiids and graminids, respectively (Linder and Rudall, 2005), except that Hydatellaceae was originally included among the xyrids, and since has been removed from the monocots (Saarela et al., 2007).”

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