also: いねか
noun
Poaceae; grass family
Scientific taxonomic term for the family of true grasses, including rice, wheat, bamboo, and lawn grasses.
イネ科の植物には、米や麦、竹などが含まれる。
Plants in the grass family include rice, wheat, bamboo, and others.
イネ refers specifically to the rice plant, while イネ科 is the broader taxonomic family that includes rice and many other grasses.
From イネ (rice plant) + 科 (taxonomic family). The katakana spelling イネ科 is standard for biological family names.