Mo-nĕr'mȧ, n.
n. [Gr. μονός, single, and ἕρμα, support.] (Bot.) A genus of graminaceous plants; — so called because they have but a single glume, which, by reason of its rigidity, acts as a support to the flower.
n. [Gr. μονός, single, and ἕρμα, support.] (Bot.) A genus of graminaceous plants; — so called because they have but a single glume, which, by reason of its rigidity, acts as a support to the flower.