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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/05/2022 09:08, Martin
Koppenhoefer wrote:<br>
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<div>grassland is a term for a landform, I thought, not a native
speaker here, but using it for any grass covered area seems
strange, or not?</div>
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<div>Wikipedia has a more inclusive definition than this,
comprising quite different areas, and including <span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);
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grasslands, semi-natural grasslands, and agricultural
grasslands.</span></div>
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<p>Yes, as a native British English speaker, it would be odd. A
small patch of grass (e.g. the centre of a roundabout) is not a
grassland. <br>
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<p>I don't think there are any strict definitions but grassland is
(at least in my mind) for larger expanses of grass-dominated land.
Often not mowed/cut and therefore allowed to grow to a substantial
height, though this is sometimes restricted by animal grazing or
the occasional harvest. It's more of a habitat, rather than just a
patch of grass.</p>
<p>E.g., <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/habitats/grassland">https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/habitats/grassland</a> and
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/habitats/grassland/">https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/habitats/grassland/</a><br>
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