Standard Lemma guide

muhly

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • myo͞o′-lē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmjuː.li/
  • General-American: /ˈmju.li/
  • rhymes with -uːli

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the many species of grasses of genus Muhlenbergia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Shortening of translingual Muhlenbergia + -y.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: мюленбе́ргия (mjulenbérgija) — Translations