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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life]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
veld, veldt - elevated open grassland in southern Africa
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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

grassland

[ˈgrɑːslænd] Npradera f, pampa f (LAm)
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grassland

[ˈgrɑːslænd] nprairie fgrass roots
npl
the grass roots [movement, party] → la base
modif [support, level] → de la base grass snake ncouleuvre f
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grassland

[ˈgrɑːsˌlænd] nprateria
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grass

(graːs) noun
1. the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc. gras عُشْب трева grama tráva das Gras græs γρασίδι, χλόη hierba rohi چمن ruoho herbe עשב घास trava rumput gras erba 芝生 잔디밭 žolė zāle lalang gras gress trawa واښه relva iarbă трава tráva trava trava gräs หญ้า ot трава گھاس cỏ
2. any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo. He studies grasses. grassoorte أنواع الأعْشاب трева erva travina Gräser (pl.) græs; græsart χόρτο hierba heintaim تیرۀ تک لپه ای ها ruohokasvi graminée דשא घास trava pázsitfűfélék rumput-rumputan jurt af grasaætt graminacea 풀, 목초 žolė zāle lalang gras gress, korn, bambus trawa د وښو ځاي erva plantă ier­boasă трава; злак travina trava trava gräs[art] หญ้า yeşillik 禾本科植物 трав'янисті рослини گھاس جیسی کوئی نبات loại thân thảo 禾本科植物
3. (slang) marijuana. marijuana ماريخوانا марихуана maconha tráva das Gras græs; marihuana μαριχουάνα hierba, maría marihuaana ماری جوانا marihuana marijuana מריחואנה गांजा marihuana marihuána, fű mariyuana erba マリファナ 마리화나 žolė, žolytė ́zālīte ́ (marihuana) ganja hasj, hasjiesj gress, marihuana ماري جوانا трава tráva trava marihuana gräs, marijuana กัญชา esrar, marihuana (俚)大麻 травка چرس cần sa (俚)大麻
ˈgrassy adjective
a grassy bank/slope. grasryke مُعْشَوْشِب тревист gramado travnatý grasig græsbevokset χορταριασμένος cubierto de hierba rohune پوشیده از علف ruohoinen herbeux מְכוּסֶה דֶּשֶא घासदार travnat füves berumput grösugur erboso 草のはえた 풀로 덮인 apaugęs žole, žolėtas zālains; ar zāli apaudzis berumput bedekt met gras gresskledd/-aktig trawiasty وښياڼه، هغه ځاى چې ډير واښه لرى cheio de erva ier­bos; cu iarbă травянистый trávnatý travnat travnat gräsbevuxen ซึ่งปกคลุมด้วยหญ้า çimenli 多草的 вкритий травою گھاس سے بھرا phủ cỏ 多草的
ˈgrasshopper noun
a type of insect which jumps and which makes a noise by rubbing its wings. sprinkaan جُنْدُب скакалец gafanhoto kobylka der Grashüpfer græshoppe ακρίδα saltamontes rohutirts ملخ heinäsirkka sauterelle חגב, חרגול टिडृडा skakavac szöcske belalang engispretta cavalletta ばった 메뚜기 žiogas sienāzis belalang sprinkhaan gresshoppe konik polny ملخ gafanhoto lăcustă кузнечик lúčny koník, kobylka kobilica skakavac gräshoppa ตั๊กแตน çekirge 蚱蜢 коник ٹڈا châu chấu 蚱蜢
ˈgrassland noun
land covered with grass, used as pasture for animals. grasveld, weiding أرْض مُعْشَوْشِبَه пасище pastagem pastviny, lučiny die Weide græsmark λιβάδι pradera, dehesa, pasto rohumaa چراگاه laidun prairie אַדמוֹת מִרעֶה घास स्थल travnjak, tratina füves terület padang rumput graslendi, haglendi prateria 牧草地 초원 pieva pļava; ganības padang rumput grasland, weide eng, gressmark pastwisko وښياڼه pastagem păşune пастбище lúčina, pastvina pašnik pašnjak gräsmark, klövervall ทุ่งหญ้า çayır 牧場 пасовисько چراگاہ đồng cỏ; bãi cỏ 牧场
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