buffel grass
- noun
- Australian
:
hierba buffel
- Ranchers in Australia rely on buffel grass to feed cattle during dry seasons.
Examples
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Farmers in South Africa often plant buffel grass for livestock.
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Scientists are concerned that invasive buffel grass could increase the risk of wildfires.
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Buffel grass is commonly planted in arid regions to improve grazing for livestock.
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The buffel grass provides excellent nutrition for cattle.
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The farmer planted buffel grass in the field to provide better forage for his livestock.
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In South Africa, buffel grass is commonly used to improve pasture quality in dry regions.
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The cattle grazed happily on the lush buffel grass that covered the paddock.
Synonyms
A grass that grows in dense clumps and feeds animals in dry areas, called buffel grass
How Hardy
- Australian
- US
1
4.4
- Specialized
1
4.9
- Specialized
1
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
buffel + grass
This is a straightforward noun–noun composition: modifier + 'grass' names a particular kind of grass. Even if 'buffel' is a less common or loaned lexical item, a learner who knows both constituents will infer it denotes a type of grass (typically used as pasture), so the meaning is compositionally transparent.
Etymology
Buffel grass may come from a South African word buffel, meaning 'buffalo'. Farmers named this grass after the large animals that ate it, so the name now means a grass used to feed animals.