also: カホンか
noun
Poaceae; Gramineae; grass family
Obsolete taxonomic term for the grass family. Modern Japanese uses イネ科 (いねか) instead.
See also: イネ科
古い植物学の文献では、イネ科のことを禾本科と記していることがある。
In old botanical literature, the grass family is sometimes written as 禾本科.
Standard kanji spelling for the obsolete taxonomic term; the reading かほんか is restricted to this form.
Alternate spelling using katakana for the first part; reading カホンか is restricted to this form. Both forms are obsolete.
From 禾 (か, 'grain') + 本科 (ほんか, 'main family'), a calque of the taxonomic name Poaceae or Gramineae. The term is now obsolete.