POACEAE kalma ce ta botanical wacce ke nufin babban dangi iri-iri na shuke-shuken furanni, wanda akafi sani da dangin ciyawa. Wannan iyali ya ƙunshi kusan nau'ikan 12,000, gami da tsire-tsire masu mahimmancin tattalin arziki kamar alkama, masara, shinkafa, rake, da nau'ikan ciyawa da yawa da ake amfani da su don kiwo, lawns, da gyaran ƙasa. Sunan "Poaceae" ya fito ne daga jinsin Poa, wanda shine nau'in ciyawa da aka fi samu a yankuna masu zafi.