MLchartDataset catalogue

sward

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006195

A mixture of grass, legumes and other species which are close-growing and form a dense stand that covers the ground.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006195
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsgrass stand; grass sward; sod (stand)
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoplant communities; grazing management; grass sprigs; lawns and turf; pastures; stand characteristics; sodding; grazing; grasslands
TranslationsSpanish: protección herbácea
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006195",
  "term": "sward",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A mixture of grass, legumes and other species which are close-growing and form a dense stand that covers the ground.",
  "synonyms": [
    "grass stand",
    "grass sward",
    "sod (stand)"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "plant communities",
    "grazing management",
    "grass sprigs",
    "lawns and turf",
    "pastures",
    "stand characteristics",
    "sodding",
    "grazing",
    "grasslands"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "protección herbácea"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sward/"
}

Record 6,195 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.