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grass·land

(grăs′lănd′)

An area, such as a prairie or meadow, of grass or grasslike vegetation.

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grassland

(ˈɡrɑːsˌlænd)

1. (Physical Geography) land, such as a prairie, on which grass predominates

2. (Agriculture) land reserved for natural grass pasture

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grass•land

(ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs-)

n.

1. an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses.

2. land with grass growing on it, esp. farmland.

[1675–85, Amer.]

grass·land

(grăs′lănd′)

An area, such as a prairie or steppe, of grass or grass-like vegetation.

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Noun

grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

biome - a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

bent - an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

hayfield, meadow - a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland, lea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

prairie - a treeless grassy plain

savanna, savannah - a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land

veld, veldt - elevated open grassland in southern Africa

grassland

noun grass, meadow, grazing, lea (poetic), grazing land, pasturage, shieling (Scot.) areas of open grassland

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Translations

أرْض مُعْشَوْشِبَه

lučinypastviny

græsmark

Weide Weideland

λιβάδι

prairie pré

travnjak

füves terület

graslendi, haglendi

lúčiny

grassland

[ˈgrɑːslænd] N → pradera f, pampa f (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grassland

[ˈgrɑːslænd] n → prairie fgrass roots

npl
the grass roots [movement, party] → la base

modif [support, level] → de la basegrass snake n → couleuvre f

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grassland

[ˈgrɑːsˌlænd] n → prateria

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grass

(graːs) noun

1. the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc.

2. any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo. He studies grasses.

3. (slang) marijuana.

ˈgrassy adjective

a grassy bank/slope.

ˈgrasshopper noun

a type of insect which jumps and which makes a noise by rubbing its wings.

ˈgrassland noun

land covered with grass, used as pasture for animals.

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When Levin took over the management of the estate, he thought on examining the grasslands that they were worth more, and he fixed the price at twenty-five roubles the three acres.

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In the old days, he said, they had crossed the grasslands and attacked the salt-water natives; but since the coming of the white men to the coast they had remained in their interior fastnesses, and no salt-water native had ever seen them again.

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Next came the grasslands deal on Guadalcanar--twenty thousand acres, on a governmental nine hundred and ninety-nine years' lease at a nominal sum.

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"Yes, always first both on the grassland and here," answered Rostov, stroking his heated Donets horse.

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We sat on a little strip of emerald grassland and before us was a sloping meadow all white with daisies.

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[USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on the Earth.

Plant species important for promoting biodiversity in grasslands: Study

Often, degraded or lost grasslands can be restored with seed-based approaches.

Wild plants can help keep grassland alive and well; Agricultural scientists now appreciate need to increase biodiversity

The OU team conducted 54 experiments in both grazed and ungrazed grasslands to determine the salt cravings of insects and the types of insects that crave salt.

OU study finds insects crave salt

IANS | New York Ancient wildfires played a crucial role in the formation and spread of grasslands that now cover large parts of the Earth, according to a research.

Ancient wildfires helped spread grasslands on Earth: Scientists

Scientists review a range of research on the sustainable use of grasslands to optimize livestock nutrition whole protecting biodiversity and delivering a range of broader environmental benefits.

Improving Grassland and Pasture Management in Temperate Agriculture

Pablo said the Saturday fire 'was not a bush fire so the impact is not that big and grasslands are usually burned [so these could] regenerate.' The grasslands also caught fire in 2003.

Fire extinguishers new gear for Mt. Pulag trekkers

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, through its subsidiaries Tallgrass Terminals LLC and Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline LLC, have agreed with Saddle Butte Pipeline to develop the Tallgrass Grasslands Terminal.