Phrag
Origin
Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis.
Full definition of phrag
Noun
phrag
(uncountable)- Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.
- 2008, Jim Collins, "Connecticut Tidelands", Yankee Magazine, p. 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