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alfalfa |
a legume with purple flowers that is grown widely as forage for cattle and horses. |
foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usu. military and often to take forage or plunder. [1/3 definitions] |
Johnson grass |
a coarse perennial grass grown for animal forage, but often growing as a troublesome weed. |
lespedeza |
any of a variety of plants related to the pea, having trifoliolate leaves that are grown for forage, soil improvement, and the like. |
Rhodes grass |
an African creeping grass grown for forage in the southern United States. |
root around |
of a pig, dog. or similar animal, to forage for food with a snout. [1/2 definitions] |
ryegrass |
any of several grasses native to Europe and Asia and cultivated in the United States for lawns, pastures, and forage. |
scrounge |
to search in a disorganized way for something; forage (usu. fol. by "around"). [1/5 definitions] |
sorghum |
any of various tropical grasses that have leaves resembling those of corn and a dense cluster of grain atop a tall stem, esp. one widely cultivated for its grain, for forage, or as a source of syrup. [1/2 definitions] |
tare1 |
any of various climbing, twining plants related to legumes and cultivated as forage or for their edible seeds; vetch. [1/3 definitions] |
vetch |
any of various related climbing, twining legumes grown for forage, soil improvement, or food. |
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