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panic grass

panic grass

1 8.6
A grass grown for grain or animal feed
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : pasto panic
  • Some types of panic grasses are drought-resistant.
  • warty panic grass

Examples

  • Many farmers plant panic grass to help restore soil fertility and prevent erosion.

  • Several species of panic grass are valued for their drought resistance in arid regions.

  • The seeds of panic grass can be harvested and used as animal feed.

  • Farmers often grow panic grass for livestock.

  • Farmers often plant panic grass because it is excellent fodder for livestock.

  • The wildlife in the area thrived due to the abundance of panic grass growing in the fields.

  • To improve soil quality, the gardener decided to sow panic grass as part of her crop rotation.

Synonyms

Panicum
vspanic grass
  • Specialized
9.5

A grass that grows in warm places and farmers grow for animal feed or as a crop

is about grasses grown specifically for grain or for animal fodder

Surface Forms

panic grass singular
panic grasses plural

Morphology

panic + grass

The first element here is a taxonomic name (Panicum) rather than the common noun 'panic' meaning sudden fear, so the meaning 'a grass of the genus Panicum' cannot be derived from knowing 'panic' (fear) + 'grass'. Botanical compounds like this are lexically specialized and language-specific, making the relation unpredictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Panic grass gets its name from the old plant name Panicum, used long ago for a kind of small grain people grew for seed. Farmers used these grasses as 'grain' and 'fodder' for animals, so today Panic grass means grasses of that plant group grown for seed or animal feed.