pasture grass

Livestock meadow vegetation

Pasture grass is grass grown in fields where livestock graze.

The term covers various species suited to grazing rather than hay production—grasses that tolerate being eaten down and trampled while continuing to grow: The pasture grass was lush after spring rains.

Distinguished from lawn grass or ornamental varieties by its hardiness and nutritional value for animals.

Opposites
forage form/processing state

pasture grasshay

Dried feed crop

silage · haylage

feed type/nutritional category

pasture grassgrain

Cereal plant's harvest unit

corn · oats · barley · pellets · mash

land use/vegetation type

pasture grassfeedlot

Livestock fattening enclosure

cropland · barn · pavement · concrete · barren soil

Family

grass, pasture

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G