pasturenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈpɑːs.tʃər/us/ˈpæs.tʃɚ/grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered in this:
The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures.
Some fields are planted with crops for several years, and then returned to pasture for the cattle.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal food
- alfalfa
- bird feeder
- birdseed
- buckwheat
- cattle cake
- feed
- feeder
- fodder
- forage
- hay
- maize
- manger
- rye
- salt lick
- silage
- straw
- swill
- trough
- water
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Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
Idiom(s)
greener pastures
put sb out to pasture