Andropogon furcatus
- noun
- Specialized
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Andropogon furcatus
- Farmers in the Midwest often harvest Andropogon furcatus for high-quality hay.
Examples
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Many ranchers use Andropogon furcatus for hay production.
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Ecologists study Andropogon furcatus as an important species in native prairie restoration.
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The fields were full of Andropogon furcatus swaying in the late summer breeze.
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The farmer planted Andropogon furcatus in his field.
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Farmers in the Midwest often harvest Andropogon furcatus for high-quality hay.
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Ecologists study Andropogon furcatus as an important species in native prairie restoration.
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The fields were full of Andropogon furcatus swaying in the late summer breeze.
Synonyms
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A tall grass from North America grown for hay and animal feed
A tall grass with blue leaves that farmers grow for hay
A tall grass that lives many years, grows in United States prairies, and is used for hay
Surface Forms
Morphology
Andropogon + furcatus
This is a binomial Latin species name: combining the genus Andropogon (a grass genus) with a Latin epithet. Knowing the genus lets a learner infer it refers to a type of grass, but the specific sense conveyed by the epithet (a technical Latin descriptor) and the taxonomic naming convention make the overall meaning only partially predictable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Andropogon furcatus comes from Greek and Latin parts: andro- and -pogon mean 'beard', and furcatus means 'forked'. So the name gives the image of a tall grass with a beard-like, forked flower head, which helps you remember this hay grass.