Paspalum dilatatum
- noun
- Specialized
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Paspalum dilatatum
- Livestock graze on Paspalum dilatatum due to its nutritious forage value.
Examples
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The ranchers prefer to plant Paspalum dilatatum for its resilience in humid conditions.
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Extensive fields of Paspalum dilatatum were visible throughout the southern states.
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The farmer planted Paspalum dilatatum in his fields.
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Many livestock thrive on Paspalum dilatatum grass.
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Extensive fields of Paspalum dilatatum were visible throughout the southern states.
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Livestock graze on Paspalum dilatatum due to its nutritious forage value.
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The ranchers prefer to plant Paspalum dilatatum for its resilience in humid conditions.
Synonyms
A tall grass often grown for animal feed in warm regions
A tall grass from tropical America used to feed farm animals
A tall grass that grows in small clumps from warm regions often used for grazing animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Paspalum + dilatatum
This is a scientific Latin binomial rather than a compositional English phrase: 'Paspalum' names a grass genus and 'dilatatum' is a Latin species epithet (not a normal English word), so a B1 learner who knows the surface constituents would not be able to derive the specific meaning ‘a tall, tufted perennial grass used for pasture’. Species names require domain knowledge and are not transparently interpretable from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
Paspalum dilatatum may come from old words that describe how the plant looks: Paspalum named bunch grasses and dilatatum means 'spread out', so imagine a tall grass that grows in wide clumps across fields. That's why the name fits a tall grass farmers use in pastures as food for animals.
