fairway crested wheat grass
- noun
- Specialized
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hierba de trigo crestado de fairway
- Farmers often plant fairway crested wheat grass to improve soil health.
Examples
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The fairway crested wheat grass is known for its drought resistance.
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Researchers studied how fairway crested wheat grass improved soil quality over several years.
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Farmers often plant fairway crested wheat grass to restore fields after heavy erosion.
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The fairway crested wheat grass was chosen for its resilience in the unpredictable climate.
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Farmers often plant fairway crested wheat grass to restore fields after heavy erosion.
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Researchers studied how fairway crested wheat grass improved soil quality over several years.
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The fairway crested wheat grass was chosen for its resilience in the unpredictable climate.
Synonyms
A grass from Eurasia that farmers grow for animal feed and to stop soil erosion
A grass from Europe and Asia that farmers grow for animal feed and to stop soil erosion
Surface Forms
Morphology
fairway + crested + wheat + grass
The core components 'crested', 'wheat' and 'grass' transparently indicate a type of wheat-like grass, so a B1 learner who knows those words would likely infer this is a kind of grass. However, the premodifier 'fairway' is ambiguous here (possibly a cultivar name) and the specific botanical status and uses (Eurasian species used for forage and erosion control) are technical and not fully predictable from the parts, making the overall phrase only partially transparent.
Etymology
Fairway crested wheat grass likely combines three simple pictures: fairway because people planted it in neat, even strips, crested for the little raised top on its seed heads, and wheat grass because it looks like young wheat. So, the name points to a grass grown as 'food for animals' and 'to stop soil washing away'.
