pasture has definitions from the fields of ecology,geography,food
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[ noun ] (ecology,geography) a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

Used in print

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

We tumbled to a stop in Deacon_Gordon 's cow hole , a low-lying bit of pasture with a muddy pool of water in its middle .

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

The children had to play away from the house ( in the barn loft or the pasture behind the barn ) , to maintain a proper quietness .

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[ noun ] animal food for browsing or grazing

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Aids in reducing the incidence and severity of bloat in beef or dairy_cattle on legume pasture .

Related terms

feed crop crop forage

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[ verb ] (food) let (animals) feed in a field or pasture or meadow

Synonyms

graze crop

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[ verb ] (food) feed as in a meadow or pasture

Synonyms

graze browse range crop

Examples

"the herd was grazing"

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