APLUADA: A genus of the monœcia order, belonging to the polygamia class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 4th order, Gramina. The calyx is a bivalved gluma; the stamens of the female are sessile, and the male stamens are furnished with pedunculi; the female has no calyx; the corolla has a double valve; there is but one stylus, and one covered seed. The male has three stamens. There are three species of apluda, viz. the mutica, arillata, and zengites, all natives of the Indies.