also: いねか
Poaceae; grass family
Scientific taxonomic term for the family of true grasses, including rice, wheat, bamboo, and lawn grasses.
Plants in the grass family include rice, wheat, bamboo, and others.
Kanji spelling using 稲 (rice plant); less common than the katakana form.
From イネ (rice plant) + 科 (taxonomic family). The katakana spelling イネ科 is standard for biological family names.