Eragrostis curvula
- noun
- Specialized
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Eragrostis curvula
- Eragrostis curvula is often planted along highways to prevent soil erosion.
Examples
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Farmers in California often plant Eragrostis curvula to prevent erosion.
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The rapid growth of Eragrostis curvula makes it effective for quickly stabilizing disturbed land.
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Many farmers use Eragrostis curvula as a forage grass for livestock in arid regions.
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The Eragrostis curvula is commonly used for soil stabilization.
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Eragrostis curvula is often planted along highways to prevent soil erosion.
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Many farmers use Eragrostis curvula as a forage grass for livestock in arid regions.
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The rapid growth of Eragrostis curvula makes it effective for quickly stabilizing disturbed land.
Synonyms
A grass that lives for many years from South Africa and grows in dense clumps to stop soil erosion
A grass from South Africa that grows in clumps and is often planted to stop soil erosion
Surface Forms
Morphology
Eragrostis + curvula
This is a Latin scientific name (genus + species) functioning as a proper noun rather than a compositional English phrase. Even if a learner knows that Eragrostis refers to grasses, the second element 'curvula' is not an English lexical item (no dictionary gloss) and the binomial as a whole serves as a label for a specific species, so its full meaning (a particular perennial grass used for erosion control) cannot be derived by a B1 learner from the parts.
Etymology
Eragrostis curvula gets its name from two parts: Eragrostis, a name that led to the common name 'lovegrass', and curvula, a Latin word meaning 'curved' because the stems bend down. So the name gives the image of a softly bending 'lovegrass', which fits this grass that droops and is used to hold soil in place.
