Grass family

...By the way, the concept of rice spirit is not very well developed in Japan or the Korean peninsula. Rice Cultivation Culture and Agricultural Rites [Mikiharu Ito]
[Gramineae (=Poaceae) (English name: the grass family)]
They belong to the monocotyledonous seed plants, and are one of the five major families along with the Orchidaceae, Cyperaceae, Liliaceae, and Palmaceae. They are an important group of plants that are deeply related to life, including important grains such as rice, wheat, and corn, as well as many pasture grasses and weeds, and also bamboo and bamboo grass.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "grass family" is listed below.

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…ちなみに，日本や朝鮮半島では稲魂の観念はあまり発達していない。稲作文化農耕儀礼【伊藤 幹治】
【イネ科Gramineae(＝Poaceae)(英名the grass family)】
　種子植物の単子葉植物に属し，ラン科，カヤツリグサ科，ユリ科，ヤシ科とともにその五大科をなす一つの科である。イネ，コムギ，トウモロコシなどの重要な穀物，牧草，雑草も多く，またタケやササも含まれ，人生との関係のひじょうに深い重要な植物群である。…

※「grass family」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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