Glycophyte 



A plant growing in soil that is low in salt content, in 

 contrast to Halophyte, e.g., American elm. 



Graded Terrace 



A terrace having a continuous slope along its length, cf. 

 Level terrace. 



Grain 



An Indehiscent fruit in which the coat of the single seed 

 is united with the ovary wall, e.g., wheat. 



Gramineous 



Refers to the grass family, Gramineae. 



Graminivorous 



Refers to an animal that eats grass. 



Graminoid 



Refers to an herb with long, narrow leaves. 



Granular Structure (Soil) 



A soil made up chiefly of particles or aggregates that have 

 rather indistinct faces and edges, cf. Fragmented structure. 



Grass 



A plant in the family Gramineae with characteristically 

 reduced flowers of florets, grain type of fruit, and with nar- 

 row, usually elongated leaves which are attached in two 

 ranks to the jointed stem or culm. 



Grassed Waterway 



A natural or artificially made course for the flow of 

 water, usually shallow, on which erosion-resistant grasses are 

 grown, to permit water to run off fields thus reducing 

 erosion where the crops are growing. 



Grassland 



Vegetation consisting chiefly of grasses or grasslike plants, 

 cf. Steppe, Prairie, Pampas, Meadow, Veld, Savanna. 



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