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noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: turf, sod, sward
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: land, ground, soil
Narrower terms: divot
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green English sward English greensward From green + sward.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
