Pasture refers to grasses, legumes and/or other herbage used or suitable for the grazing of animals. The term also includes the land covered by such herbage, being used or suitable for grazing.

late 14c., of animals, "to graze;" early 15c., of humans, "to lead to pasture, to feed by putting in a pasture," from Old French pasturer (12c., Modern French pâturer, from pasture [..]

c. 1300, "grass eaten by cattle," from Old French pasture "fodder, grass eaten by cattle" (12c., Modern French pâture), from Late Latin pastura "a feeding, grazing," from [..]

type of agricultural land used for grazing livestock.

a field where sheep and cattle are allowed to eat the grass

feeding place patente

(n) a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock(n) bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle(v) let feed in a field or pasture or meadow(v)  [..]

Grassland used for grazing of mainly domestic herbivores.

a grassland which is used to provide food for domestic animals

n. "pastureland, feeding place," s.v. pasture sb. OED. KEY: pasture@n

n 4 pasture 4

An area that was grazed by domesticated livestock or that was planted with annually seeded crops in a crop rotation seeding of grasses or legumes in six of the last ten years prior to January 1, 1991.

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