ungrazed
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡreɪzd/
:
no pastoreado
- The research showed that the ungrazed fields supported a wider variety of plant species.
Examples
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The formerly fall-grazed and ungrazed pastures currently support 70 species each, and the formerly spring-grazed pastures support 69.
Academic text (2003) -
Even in grazed allotments, half of the vegetation is left ungrazed.
Academic text (1995) -
The grazed areas produce more forage and have less standing dead plant material than the ungrazed areas," Schuman says.
Academic text (1994) -
Rangeland scientist Steven Seefeldt says that when the 2000 fire roared through, the ungrazed pastures fared the worst.
Academic text (2003) -
Dense, ungrazed oak thickets in Israel have lower plant species diversity than open, grazed woodlands (Naveh and Whittaker 1979).
Academic text (1998) -
In the conservation area, the ungrazed land serves as a critical habitat for many animals.
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She observed that the ungrazed pastures were thriving with lush vegetation.
Synonyms
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Food that no one has eaten yet
Surface Forms
Morphology
ungrazed = grazed (transparent) = un + graze + ed
Formed by the negation prefix 'un-' applied to the participle 'grazed' (from 'graze' meaning 'to eat grass'), so the meaning 'not eaten by grazing animals' is directly derived.
Etymology
Ungrazed combines un- meaning 'not' and graze meaning 'to eat grass'. So ungrazed describes land or fields that have not been eaten by animals like cows or sheep.