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PRONUNCIATION OF MAT GRASS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAT GRASS

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Mat grass is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MAT GRASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mat grass

Axonopus fissifolius

Axonopus fissifolius is a grass species which is often used as permanent pasture. Common names include caratao grass, common carpet grass, and Louisiana grass in United States, and mat grass, narrow-leaved carpet grass, and Durrington grass in Australia.

Definition of mat grass in the English dictionary

The definition of mat grass in the dictionary is a widespread perennial European grass, Nardus stricta, with dense tufts of bristly leaves, characteristic of peaty moors.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAT GRASS

mat
mat.
Mata Hari
mata-mata
Matabele
Matabeleland
matachin
matachina
Matadi
matador
matadora
matadore
matagouri
matai
Matamoros
Matanzas
Matapan
matata
matatu
match

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAT GRASS

beargrass
bent grass
Bermuda grass
bluegrass
brass
buffalo grass
cutting grass
get off the grass
grass
Greengrass
Kentucky bluegrass
lemon grass
meadow grass
pampas grass
rye-grass
snake in the grass
supergrass
switchgrass
tallgrass
turfgrass
wheatgrass

Synonyms and antonyms of mat grass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mat grass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAT GRASS

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

Translator English - Chinese

席草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alfombra de hierba
570 millions of speakers

English

mat grass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चटाई घास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصيرة العشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ковыль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tapete de grama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাদুর ঘাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tapis d´herbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput tikar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Matte Gras
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マット草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매트 잔디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alas suket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mat cỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாய் புல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मट गवत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mat çim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tappeto di erba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mata trawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ковила
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mat iarbă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mat χόρτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mat gras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matta gräs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matte gress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mat grass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAT GRASS»

The term «mat grass» is used very little and occupies the 153.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAT GRASS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAT GRASS»

Discover the use of mat grass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mat grass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Classification of Palaearctic Habitats
... Alpic mat-grass swards and related communities 36.311 Pyreneo-Alpine mesophile mat-grass swards 36.312 Pyreneo-Alpine hygrophile mat-grass swards 36.313 Pyreneo-Alpine hygrophile foxtail swards 36.314 Pyrenean closed Festuca ...
Pierre Devilliers, Jean Devilliers-Terschuren, 1996
2
Human Impacts on the Northern Cairngorms
Trails 1, 3 and 4 were on exposed sites with much naturally-bare ground among three-leaved rush with some mat grass, 5 went through mat grass on a snow- patch hollow, and 7 was on exposed grit with three-leaved rush. At trail 4 in 1981,  ...
Adam Watson, 2012
3
Grass Productivity
Nardus (mat-grass), on the other hand, the real curse of this type of pasture tended rather to increase, rising from 11-3 to 15-8%. The application of fertilisers, however, immediately depresses matgrass, which now represents little more than  ...
Andre Voisin, 1988
4
Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands
Thus, while summer cattle (grazing alone or with a low stocking rate of sheep) were effective for managing purple moor grass within the degraded wet heath vegetation at Redesdale, in mat-grass-dominated vegetation at Pwllpeiran low ...
Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott, Klaus Hubacek, 2009
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Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian: M-
Hausa maacee [*-te] ~ maacee [-ts-] "cooked sorrel-leaves" [Abr. 1962, 627]. nb: Cf. also AA (or just Cu.-Om.?) *m-t "grass" [GT] > LECu.: Dirayta mata "a certain kind of grass" [LS: < Orm.] ||| Om. *mat-a [Bnd. 1987] = *mat- "grass" [Bnd. 1988]: ...
‎2007
6
Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation
Based on ecocoenotic characteristics, including the dominant composition and herbage structure, these grasslands can be defined as mat grass communities, ericaceous mat grass communities and grass-heathland communities. Turfy mat  ...
Bernd Redecker, 2002
7
Nature of Snowdonia
Clumps are found on dry well- drained ground where grazing is limited, and on cliff ledges where quite luxuriant clumps can grow together with other woodland- type plants. Mat grass (Nardus stricta) (cawnen ddu) The distinctive pale grass up  ...
Mike Raine, 2009
8
Gramina Britannica; Or Representations of the British ...
This Mat-grass is one of those ordinations of nature, the immediate use of which we are permitted to know, and whose virtues are within the level of our comprehension: vegetating in a peculiar situation, it stems the torrent of an inundatìon of ...
John Leonard Knapp, 1804
9
The Agricultural Notebook
in relatively dry areas and purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea) or moor mat grass (Nardus stricta) in wet areas. Heather can be utilized by sheep and these areas can be improved by liming, selective burning and application of phosphates; ...
Richard J. Soffe, 2011
10
Wild and Sown Grasses: Profiles of a Temperate Species ...
Mat-grass swards and related Nardion communities Nardus stricta, Festuca eskia , F rubra, Alopecurus gerardii, Bellardiochloa (Poa) violacea. Anthoxanthum odoratum 36.33. Subalpine thermophile siliceous grasslands Festucion spadiceae, ...
Alain Peeters, Cécile Vanbellinghen, John Frame, 2004

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAT GRASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mat grass is used in the context of the following news items.
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Low Common is a high achiever
Plants which can be ticked off at Maltby Low Common are marsh valerian, heather, common spotted orchids, mat grass, pepper saxifrage, meadow thistle, grass ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Apr 15»
2
Splendor 220 Odyssey I/O
Our test boat had the optional snap-in Aqua-Mat grass-style flooring, which I heartily recommend for its comfort, good looks and easy cleaning. «Boating World, Apr 15»
3
60 Years Rhine in Flames Germany Tourism: Opening of Rhineland …
In addition to special beech forests and moors, the park is also a natural habitat for arnica and mat grass meadows. Before park operations ... «eTurboNews, Mar 15»
4
Focus on: Rainworth Heath nature reserve
The drier heathland includes species such as heather, bell heather, bracken, wavy hair-grass sheep's sorrel and mat grass. Higher ground to ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 14»
5
Tribal heritage
Mat grass products are available is a vast variety such as curtains, storage baskets, bags, fruit trays, tissue boxes et al. The dance and music ... «Hindustan Times, Dec 12»
6
The butterfly only visible at 1500ft
Larval food plant: Mat grass, a typical heath grass of mountain sides. Where seen: Mountain sides and mountain tops in the Lake District and in ... «Independent, Jul 09»
7
Rare migratory bird found breeding in UAE
The nest I found was in a mat grass bed in an open area. "It was virtually devoid of any nesting material except a few tiny twigs and dry grass ... «GulfNews, Mar 07»

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