Poa

See also: poa, POA, PoA, Poá, po'a, and Pōʻā

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

Proper noun

Poa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – 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 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)

1. pair

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Pua, Fua

Etymology

Borrowed from English Poa, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ). Doublet of Pan and Poon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpoa/ [ˈpoː.ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -oa
    • Syllabification: Po‧a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpwa/ [ˈpwa] (Hokkien fluent)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Poa

Proper noun

Poa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien