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nongrass

nongrass

5.1
A plant or area covered with plants that are not grasses
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒnˌɡræs/
  • US
translation icon : planta no gramínea
  • After the fire, nongrass vegetation quickly began to regrow in the area.

Examples

  • Many wildflowers are classified as nongrass plants in botanical surveys.

  • The ecologist measured the abundance of nongrass species in the restored prairie.

  • The garden is full of nongrass plants.

  • Many nongrasses thrive in this climate.

  • The ecologist measured the abundance of nongrass species in the restored prairie.

  • Many wildflowers are classified as nongrass plants in botanical surveys.

  • After the fire, nongrass vegetation quickly began to regrow in the area.

Antonyms

grassland
20 2.7

An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze

How Grassy

grassland
20 2.7
nongrass
  • US
5.1

Surface Forms

nongrass singular
nongrasses plural

Morphology

nongrass = grass (transparent) = non + grass

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'grass', indicating plants that are not grasses.

Etymology

Nongrass as a noun also comes from non- 'not' + grass, like nonstop shows non- means 'not', and it names a plant or an area made of plants that are 'not grasses', for example a patch of wildflowers instead of a lawn.