Goatweed

/ˈɡoʊtˌwid/ noun

Definition

A plant that goats particularly like to eat, or a weed found in goat pastures.

Etymology

From 'goat' (Old English 'gāt') + 'weed' (Old English 'weod'). The name indicates either a plant favored by goats or an unwanted plant in areas where goats graze.

Kelly Says

Plants named by what animals eat them tell us about historical land use—goatweed indicates areas that were actively managed for goat herding, while similar 'sheep' plant names mark different terrain, creating a linguistic map of pastoral history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አይነት
en-sis-sa a-y-net
ARالعربية
عشب الماعز
a-shab al-maa-ez
BNবাংলা
মেষের ঘাস
mesh-er ghaas
CACatalà
herba de cabra
her-ba deh ka-bra
CSČeština
jehnůdka
yeh-noo-dka
DADansk
gedeblad
ge-de-blad
DEDeutsch
Ziegenkraut
tsee-gen-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
χόρτα κατσίκας
chor-ta ka-tsi-kas
ESEspañol
hierba de cabra
yer-ba deh ka-bra
FAفارسی
گیاه بز
gee-ah bez
FISuomi
vuohenlehti
voo-hen-leh-ti
FRFrançais
herbe de chèvre
erb deh shevruh
GUGU
ખેડુત
khedut
HAHA
gona gona
go-na go-na
HEעברית
עשב כבשה
a-shev kva-sheh
HIहिन्दी
बकरी का घास
bak-ree ka ghaas
HUMagyar
kecskefű
kech-ke-foo
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput kambing
rum-put kim-bang
IGIG
nri nri
n-ri n-ri
ITItaliano
erba di capra
erba dee ka-pra
JA日本語
ヤギの草
yagi no ku-sa
KKKK
бұтақ
boo-taq
KMKM
ស្រូវ នៅ ក្នុង ស្រែ
srauv nau k-nung srae
KO한국어
염소풀
yeomso-pul
MRMR
काळी
ka-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput kambing
rum-put kim-bang
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲ ပင်
kywe pin
NLNederlands
geitenkruid
gī-tən-kroud
NONorsk
geitegress
geyt-e-gress
PAPA
ਬੱਕਰੀ ਦਾ ઔષਧ
bak-ree da aush-adh
PLPolski
zielenin
zee-len-in
PTPortuguês
erva de cabra
er-va deh ka-bra
RORomână
iarbă de capră
yar-bă deh ka-pra
RUРусский
трава козла
tra-va koz-la
SVSvenska
getväxt
get-vakt
SWKiswahili
nyasi ya mbuzi
nya-si ya m-boo-zi
TAதமிழ்
எருமை வளர்ப்பு
erumai val-ar-pu
TEతెలుగు
బక్రి ఆకు
bak-ri a-ku
THไทย
หญ้าแพะ
ya pa
TLTL
damo ng kambing
da-mo ng kim-bang
TRTürkçe
keçi ot
keh-chi ot
UKУкраїнська
трава козла
tra-va koz-la
URاردو
بکری کا پودا
bak-ree ka po-da
VITiếng Việt
cây cỏ dê
cay co day
YOYO
ọ̀wọ́ ààrọ́
o-wo a-a-ro
ZH中文
山羊草
shān yáng cǎo
ZUZU
umshweshwe we-enkomo
oom-shwe-shwe we-en-ko-mo

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