| backyard |
If you live in a house, you might have a backyard. A backyard is an open space behind your house. It usually has grass, and you can play there or maybe have a garden or just keep things there. |
| bamboo |
a tropical grass plant that has hard, woody, hollow stalks. Bamboo stalks grow straight and tall, and very quickly. Many kinds of bamboo grow as high as a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| barley |
a plant that is like grass and whose grains are used to make food. [1/2 definitions] |
| basket |
a container made of materials such as wood strips, grass, or straw that are woven or laced together. [1/3 definitions] |
| blade |
A blade is a plant leaf. A piece of grass is called a blade of grass. [1/5 definitions] |
| bluegrass |
a grass with a blue-green color that is grown in pastures and on lawns. Kentucky is famous for bluegrass. [1/2 definitions] |
| cane |
the long, hard stem of the bamboo plant and other large grass plants. [1/3 definitions] |
| Chad |
Chad is a country in Africa. It is between Niger and Sudan. The northern part of Chad is in the Sahara desert. The southern part of Chad has plains with lots of grass. Many people in Chad raise cattle or grow peanuts or wheat. Most people in Chad speak Arabic or French. |
| clover |
Clover is a plant that you see very often in a yard or field. It grows close to the ground like grass. Clover has leaves that are almost round and grow in groups of three. Sometimes you can find a clover with four leaves instead of three. Some people say that brings you good luck. |
| common |
When something is common, it means that you can find it or see it often. When we say that grass is a common plant, we mean that we can find it in many places. [1/2 definitions] |
| corn1 |
Corn is a tall plant in the grass family that people often grow for food. People and animals can eat the yellow or white seeds of this plant, which grow on something we call ears. [1/2 definitions] |
| croquet |
Croquet is a kind of game you play on a lawn. It is played with wooden mallets and wooden balls. People take turns hitting their own ball across the grass and trying to get it through hoops that are stuck in the ground. If you get your ball through all the hoops first, you are the winner. |
| dandelion |
A dandelion is a green plant with bright yellow flowers. You might see dandelions growing among the grass in people's yards or in fields or parks. Many people don't like dandelions because they make it hard for other plants to grow. Dandelions can be good, though. Their leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as vegetables. |
| dew |
little drops of water that collect at night on grass, plants, and other cool surfaces. |
| everglade |
a very large swamp in a warm climate. Rivers or streams flow slowly through an everglade, and tall, thick grass grows throughout. |
| field |
A field is an area of land that has no trees but usually has grass or some other plants growing on it. Farmers use fields to grow crops. [1/5 definitions] |
| field hockey |
Field hockey is a type of hockey. It is a game played by two teams on a grass field. Players hit a ball with a special stick and try to score points by hitting the ball over the surface of the grass and into the other team's goal at one end of the field. Players from the other team try to prevent scoring by their opponents and try to get the ball into the goal at the opposite end. |
| frost |
Frost is very tiny bits of ice that sometimes form on things outside when it's a little cold. Frost makes a thin white covering on grass and other plants outside. Sometimes frost on your windows makes it hard to see outside. [1/4 definitions] |
| garden |
the British word for an area around one's home planted with grass, flowers, or other plants. This meaning of "garden" has the same meaning as the American word "yard." [1/3 definitions] |
| golf |
Golf is a game that is played outside on grass over a large area of land that has special holes. People hit a small ball, sometimes over long distances, trying to get it to go into these holes. |
| grass |
a green plant with narrow pointed leaves and stems with joints. Grass often covers lawns and meadows. [1/2 definitions] |