phrag

noun

phrag

noun

/ˈfɹæɡ/ · [ˈfɹʷæɡ]

Etymology Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis.

1

Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.

  • "Phrag is a monoculture that squeezes out all other species." The two phrag programs have been so successful that funding for similar-scale projects is targeting other locations in the tidelands.2008, Jim Collins, “Connecticut Tidelands”, in Yankee Magazine, page 34:
Synonyms
common reed

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