Deerweed

/ˈdɪr.wid/ noun

Definition

A plant that deer eat or browse on, or a specific shrub species found in California known as a deer food source.

Etymology

Compound of 'deer' and 'weed' from Old English 'weod.' The term generically describes forage plants, but specifically refers to Acmispon glaber, a California native shrub.

Kelly Says

Deerweeds are ecological keystone species in California chaparral—by being deer's favorite snack, they actually shape entire ecosystems, determining which slopes get grazed and which plants get a chance to grow.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም እንቁላል
se-lam en-ku-lal
ARالعربية
شجر الغزال
shajr al-ghuzāl
BNবাংলা
হরিণের ঘাস
hari-ner ghas
CACatalà
trevol de cervi
tre-vol deh ser-vee
CSČeština
jelení tráva
je-le-ni tra-va
DADansk
hjortgræs
hjor-t-gras
DEDeutsch
Hirschgras
hirsch-gras
ELΕλληνικά
χόρτα ελαφιού
chor-ta eh-la-fee-oo
ESEspañol
hierba de ciervo
yer-ba deh ser-vyo
FAفارسی
گیاه خرگوش
g-yah khor-goosh
FISuomi
hirvenruoho
hir-ven-ruo-ho
FRFrançais
herbe du cerf
erb doo serf
GUGU
શિકાળી
shi-ka-lee
HAHA
gona
go-na
HEעברית
עשב צאן
es-savt tzan
HIहिन्दी
हिरण की घास
heerān kee ghaas
HUMagyar
szarvasfű
shar-vas-foo
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput rusa
rumput ru-sa
IGIG
ọ̀fọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
oh-foh eh-roh
ITItaliano
erba del cervo
erba del ser-vo
JA日本語
シカの草
shika no kus
KKKK
қойдың жапырағы
qo-yin jap-y-ra-gi
KMKM
ក្លិនអាស្រ័យ
khlin a-sr-ay
KO한국어
사슴풀
sasum pul
MRMR
हिरव्याची फुल
hi-rav-ya-chee fool
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput rusa
rum-put ru-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြေကြီး
kya-u-k-m-ye-k-yee
NLNederlands
hertengras
her-ten-gras
NONorsk
hjortgræs
hjor-t-gras
PAPA
鹿-ਪੌ
lak-paw
PLPolski
trawa jelenia
tra-va je-le-nia
PTPortuguês
erva-de-veado
er-va-deh-veh-ah-doh
RORomână
iarbă de cerb
e-arb-ă deh serb
RUРусский
трава оленя
tra-va o-len-ya
SVSvenska
hjortgräs
hjor-t-gras
SWKiswahili
mmea ya kulungu
m-m-ea ya ku-lun-gu
TAதமிழ்
யானை செல்வம்
ya-na-i sel-vam
TEతెలుగు
ఎలుక గడ్డి
el-uka gad-di
THไทย
หญ้าแพะ
ya pae
TLTL
damo
dah-moh
TRTürkçe
geyiği ot
geh-yee-jee ot
UKУкраїнська
трава оленя
tra-va o-len-ya
URاردو
ہرن کا پودا
har-n ka po-da
VITiếng Việt
cây cừu
kya choo
YOYO
ọ̀fọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
oh-foh eh-roh
ZH中文
鹿草
lù cǎo
ZUZU
umthi wakudala
oom-thee wa-koo-dah-la

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