| 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 |
Bamboo is a kind of grass plant that grows very tall and has a hard, hollow stem. Bamboo grows very quickly. Some kinds of bamboo can grow as tall and straight as a tree. |
| basket |
A basket is something you use to hold or carry things. Baskets are usually open containers, and many have a handle that goes across them. Baskets are made of dry grass, metal, wood, and other things. [1/2 definitions] |
| cane |
Cane is another word for sugar cane. Sugar cane is a plant that people can make sugar from. It grows in warm parts of the world. It is a kind of tall grass that has very hard stems. [1/2 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] |
| 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. |
| 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. [1/2 definitions] |
| frost |
Frost is very tiny bits of ice that sometimes form on things outside when the air gets cold. Frost makes a thin, white covering on grass and other plants outside. Sometimes frost on your windows makes it hard to see outside. |
| 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 |
Grass is a green plant with narrow, flat leaves. Grass often covers the ground in yards, parks, and meadows.There are many different kinds of grass. Some kinds can grow very tall. |
| Great Sandy Desert |
The Great Sandy Desert is a hot and dry area of northern Australia. Some parts of it are covered in sand and some parts are covered with a bushy kind of grass. The Great Sandy Desert is home to wild camels, wild dogs called dingoes, lizards, and some kinds of kangaroos. Australia is a dry continent, and the Great Sandy Desert is just one of about ten deserts there. |
| green |
Green is the color of grass or a young leaf. [1/2 definitions] |
| hay |
Hay is long grass or a similar plant that is used for animal food. After the grass is cut and dried, it is called hay. |
| hut |
A hut is a small place to live or stay for a while. A hut is usually made of wood, grass, or mud. Huts are sometimes round or have a shape like a tent. Huts are usually found in places far from cities. |
| lawn1 |
A lawn is an area of land covered with grass that people cut to keep short. |
| lawn mower |
A lawn mower is a machine that people use to cut grass. A lawn mower has a sharp blade inside it that goes around. The blade cuts the grass as the machine moves forward. |
| Liberia |
Liberia is a country in Africa. It lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and it is between the countries of Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire. Liberia has flat land near the coast, and it has hills covered with rainforest or grass. It also has low mountains. People in Liberia produce coffee, cocoa, sugar cane, rubber for tires, and wood for building. |
| marsh |
A marsh is an area of land that is very wet and usually has tall grass growing on it in different places. |