kobresia

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English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

kobresia (plural kobresias)

  1. (botany) Any member of the genus Kobresia of plants in the sedge family.
    • 2016 January 20, “Effects of Supplementary Feeding on the Breeding Ecology of the Buff-Throated Partridge in a Tibetan Sacred Site, China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Alpine meadows, primarily composed of Sichuan kobresia (Kobresia setchwanensis) made up a smaller proportion of the tree-line mosaic.