phrag

English

phrag or common reed, Phragmites australis

Etymology

Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis.

Pronunciation

• (without æ-raising before /ɡ/) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæɡ/, [ˈfɹʷæɡ]
• (æ-raising before /ɡ/)
  • (Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡ/, [ˈfɹʷeɪ̯ɡ]
• Rhymes: -æɡ
• Hyphenation: phrag
• Homophone: frag

Noun

phrag (uncountable)

1. Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.
   • 2008, Jim Collins, “Connecticut Tidelands”, in Yankee Magazine, page 34:

     "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.

Synonyms

• (Phragmites australis): common reed

References

• Phragmites australis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phragmites australis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phragmites australis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• -graph, graph