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grass·land
(grăs′lănd′)n.
An area, such as a prairie or meadow, of grass or grasslike vegetation.
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grassland
(ˈɡrɑːsˌlænd)n
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.]
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grass·land
(grăs′lănd′) An area, such as a prairie or steppe, of grass or grass-like vegetation.
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| Noun | 1. |  grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant lifebiome - 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 grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland, lea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock prairie - a treeless grassy plain |
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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
travnjak
füves terület
graslendi, haglendi
lúčiny
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grass
(graːs) noun1. 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 adjectivea 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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