grass seed

collocation in English

meaningsofgrassandseed

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grass
noun
uk
/ɡrɑːs/us
/ɡræs/
a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth's surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in ...
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seed
noun
uk
/siːd/us
/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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(Definition ofgrassandseedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even if part of this area is too steep for satisfactory cultivation, modern machinery and greater initiative in the use of productivegrassseedmight radically improve its grassland.
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Clover andgrassseedwould need to be applied, and herbage sweeping would be required, but grazing could continue as normal without restrictive fencing.
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If not, it will go back under such bad conditions, becausegrassseedis unprocurable, that it will be valueless for stock breeding.
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The better thegrassseedthat can be grown the better it will be for all.
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On the one hand, you have the arable land where you have sowed yourgrassseedand your clover for next year's grassland.
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All the areas upon which stands have been erected will be sown withgrassseedas soon as the stands have been removed.
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With the goodgrassseedwe have in this country we no longer need to import that type ofgrassseed.
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Ourgrassseeddecayed and, within two years, thegrassseedfund depreciated to the extent of £750,000, for which we got no compensation.
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Bound up with this is the need for goodgrassseedto produce good grass.
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Obviously, if money is spent on fertilisers and bettergrassseed, a higher stocking rate is needed and this should have been encouraged.
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Consequently, phases planned for future development have been cancelled and the area has been sown withgrassseed.
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The cost ofgrassseedper acre will vary according to the mixture selected, the rate of sowing and other factors.
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At the present time, there is no control whatever over the price ofgrassseed.
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There is the question of pedigreegrassseed.
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We had a very substantial quantity ofgrassseedavailable for that market.
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There was a fund for flax about five years ago and another forgrassseeda few years before that.
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It is not enough just to clear away the rubble and sowgrassseedin the top soil.
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Some farmers are concerned about the effect of entry on the production ofgrassseed.
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Another thing to which attention should be paid is the price ofgrassseed.
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