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PRONUNCIATION OF COCKSFOOT

cocksfoot  [ˈkɒksˌfʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKSFOOT

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cocksfoot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COCKSFOOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cocksfoot

Dactylis

Dactylis is a genus of grasses in the subfamily Pooideae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. They are known in English as cock's-foot or cocksfoot grasses, also sometimes as orchard grasses.

Definition of cocksfoot in the English dictionary

The definition of cocksfoot in the dictionary is a perennial Eurasian grass, Dactylis glomerata, cultivated as a pasture grass in North America and South Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKSFOOT


barefoot
ˈbɛəˌfʊt
bigfoot
ˈbɪɡˌfʊt
bird-foot
ˈbɜːdˌfʊt
Blackfoot
ˈblækˌfʊt
coltsfoot
ˈkəʊltsˌfʊt
crowfoot
ˈkrəʊˌfʊt
eightfoot
ˈeɪtˌfʊt
finfoot
ˈfɪnˌfʊt
flatfoot
ˈflætˌfʊt
forefoot
ˈfɔːˌfʊt
goosefoot
ˈɡuːsˌfʊt
hindfoot
ˈhaɪndˌfʊt
hotfoot
ˈhɒtˌfʊt
polt-foot
ˈpəʊltˌfʊt
pussyfoot
ˈpʊsɪˌfʊt
redfoot
ˈrɛdˌfʊt
stairfoot
ˈstɛərˌfʊt
tanglefoot
ˈtæŋɡəlˌfʊt
tenderfoot
ˈtɛndəˌfʊt
webfoot
ˈwɛbˌfʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKSFOOT

cockneyism
cocknification
cocknified
cocknifies
cocknify
cockpit
cockpit voice recorder
cockroach
cockscomb
cockshies
cockshot
cockshut
cockshy
cockspur
cocksucker
cocksure
cocksurely
cocksureness
cockswain
cocksy

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKSFOOT

afoot
athlete´s foot
back foot
board foot
elephant´s-foot
first-foot
foot
hand and foot
Lightfoot
of foot
on foot
on the back foot
on the front foot
on the right foot
on the wrong foot
set on foot
tread under foot
under foot
underfoot
wrong-foot

Synonyms and antonyms of cocksfoot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cocksfoot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COCKSFOOT

Find out the translation of cocksfoot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cocksfoot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cocksfoot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸭茅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dactilo
570 millions of speakers

English

cocksfoot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोक्सफ़ूट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cocksfoot
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ежа сборная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cocksfoot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cocksfoot
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dactyle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cocksfoot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knaulgras
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カモガヤ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cocksfoot
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cocksfoot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cocksfoot
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cocksfoot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉक्सफुट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cocksfoot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dactylis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kupkówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

їжака збірна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

golomăț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δάκτυλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kropaargras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hundäxing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cocksfoot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cocksfoot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKSFOOT»

The term «cocksfoot» is normally little used and occupies the 112.898 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKSFOOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cocksfoot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKSFOOT»

Discover the use of cocksfoot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cocksfoot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leaf and Canopy Photosynthesis Models for Cocksfoot ...
SIMULATION AND VALIDATION OF A CANOPY PHOTOSYNTHESIS MODEL FOR COCKSFOOT UNDER DIFFERENT NITROGEN, WATER, TEMPERATURE, REGROWTH DURATION AND SHADE REGIMES 8.1 Introduction Canopy ...
Pablo L. Peri, 2005
2
Plants in Agriculture
cocksfoot and timothy, and measure the yield of digestible dry matter from this mixture and from cocksfoot and timothy monocultures (Fig. 11.11). In a dry situation, the deeper-rooted cocksfoot performs better than timothy. In the mixture  ...
James C. Forbes, Drennan Watson, 1992
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
autumn (Vartha 1975, 1977). In the present experiment, there was no evidence that the cocksfoot was being excluded from its sward, nor that S. neesiana was increasing in contribution, in the absence of 2,2-DPA and fertiliser (Fig. la).
4
Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses
Cocksfoot. Yasuharu Sanada1, Marie-Christine Gras2, and Edzard van Santen3 1 National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, Hitsujigaoka 1, Toyohira, Sapporo, Japan, ...
Beat Boller, Ulrich K. Posselt, Fabio Veronesi, 2010
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20th International Grassland Congress
The. nutritional. value. of. cocksfoot. (Dactylis. glomerata. L.) and. perennial. ryegrass. (Lolium. perenne. L.) under. leaf-stage. based. defoliation. management. L.R. Turner1, D.J. Donaghy1 and P.A. Lane2 1Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural ...
F. P. O'Mara, 2005
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New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ...
grass, und negligible in cocksfoot. Survival counts in October 1972 averaged 98C'<. for ryegrass, 97% for cocksfoot, and 95% for browntop (SE 1%). April 1973 counts (Table 3) showed the effect of grazing in the first season, during which 15" « ...
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ADVANCES IN VIRUS RESEARCH
Cocksfoot mottle virus (Serjeant, 1967), turnip crinkle virus (Broadbent and Heathcote, 1958; Martini, 1958), and cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (Walters and Dodd, unpublished results) have been transmitted by beetles. Cocksfoot mottle virus ...
Smith, Alison, 1969
8
Agroforestry for Sustainable Land-Use Fundamental Research ...
Competition for light, water and nitrogen in an association of hazel (Corylus avellana L.) and cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) F. X. DE MONTARDt -i, H. RAPEY:, R. DELPYt and P. MASSEYt t INRA agronomic; 234 avenue du Brezet; F 63039 ...
Daniel Auclair, C. Dupraz, 1999
9
Agri-food Commodity Chains and Globalising Networks
Chapter 17 Akaroa Cocksfoot: Examining the Supply Chain of a Defunct New Zealand Agricultural Export Vaughan Wood Introduction For the last 130 years, commodities generated through pastoral farming have been the largest component ...
Christina Stringer, Richard B. Le Heron, 2008
10
Agricultural Plants
Cocksfoot or orchard grass is a valuable perennial pasture species, well adapted to moderate to high fertility and to low soil moisture. If properly managed it is a productive component of a mixed sward together with ryegrass and clovers.
R. H. M. Langer, Reinhart Hugo Michael Langer, G. D. Hill, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKSFOOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cocksfoot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quality grazing property at Wannon produces quality beef cattle
The sandy loam soils have been progressively sown down to rye-grass, phalaris, sub-clovers and cocksfoot, with annual fertiliser applications. «Weekly Times Now, Jul 15»
2
Questions, answers and jobs for the coming week
A: The one with the thick stem is cocksfoot and the other is Yorkshire fog. To eradicate these nuisance weeds you will need to be very patient ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
3
Secret lives in blobs of foam
Changing colour as days pass… cocksfoot, sedges, foxtails, dog's tails, fescues, sweet vernal and Yorkshire fog - names plucked from the air ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
4
Another Life: When birds go into hiding and butterflies disappear
But cocksfoot grass, a favourite food plant for its eggs and caterpillars, has so far waved in vain. The importance of habitat and food plant in ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
5
The importance of bees and butterflies
Holly (from £14.99) and ivy, thistles (from 8.99), bird's-foot-trefoil, garlic mustard, annual meadow grass, false brome grass, cocksfoot grass and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Research findings a promising start for PhD student
The mixed-sward system includes chicory and plantain (herbs), lucerne and white clover (legumes), and ryegrass, cocksfoot and prairie and ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
7
New weapon for Barber's pole worm
In winter, they sow ryegrass and turnips over 50ha, plus similar areas to cocksfoot, sub and white covers and prairie grass. The family runs ... «The Land Newspaper, May 15»
8
Love of cattle shared around the world
Phalaris grass is in the pasture mix with fescue, cocksfoot, and clovers with some ryegrass and native species. Clover is an important part of ... «Ohio's Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net, May 15»
9
Lime spread to help manage erosion
... included tunnel gullies being broken up, slopes re-contoured, and areas re-seeded with a mix of lucerne, clover, cocksfoot and pharus cover. «Marlborough Express, May 15»
10
'Tarrangower' a beauty
An improved pasture mix of ryes, fescues, cocksfoot and clovers enables home-bred and bought-in cattle to be grass-fattened on “Tarrangower” ... «The Land Newspaper, May 15»

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