释义 |
grassland \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Usage: often attributive 1. : farmland occupied chiefly by grasses and other forage plants (as clovers), used chiefly for grazing and hay, and often made a part of the regular cultural rotation — compare lea 2. a. : land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs — often used in plural < the grasslands of the West > — compare prairie, savanna, tundra b. : an ecological community in which the prevailing or characteristic plants are grasses and similar plants |