poa

(ˈpəʊə)

(Plants) a type of grass

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Noun

Poa - chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions

genus Poa

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane

blue grass, bluegrass - any of various grasses of the genus Poa

June grass, Kentucky blue, Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucy blue grass, Poa pratensis - valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures

Agrostis alba, Poa nemoralis, wood meadowgrass - slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia

Translations

POA

A. N ABBR (Brit) =Prison Officers' Association sindicato de empleados de cárcel

B. ABBR (Comm) =price on application → el precio a solicitud

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POA

(Brit) abbr of Prison Officers’ Association → Verband m → der Justizvollzugsbeamten

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POA

[ˌpiːəʊˈeɪ] n abbr (Brit) =Prison Officers' Association → sindacato degli agenti di custodia

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