单词 | tall-grass |
释义 | > as lemmastall-grass tall-grass adj. (esp. of a prairie) characterized by tall grasses ( A. 7c). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > grassland swarded1513 turfy1552 swarth1598 laundy1611 swarthy1613 turfed1628 swardy1639 scurfy1712 herbaged1727 lawny1744 turfen1778 greenswarded1797 open range1905 tall-grass1920 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass > forming characteristic vegetation tall-grass1920 short-grass1929 1920 Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. No. 290. 256 The tall-grass prairies are typical of regions in which humid farming prevails. 1972 T. McHugh Time of Buffalo ii. 16 On the lush eastern half of the tall-grass prairie, one buffalo could have lived for a year on about ten acres. 1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) Oct. (Northeast ed.) 97/1 Oak thickets, tall-grass ridges,..and aspen groves. < as lemmas |
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