ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
1. : farmland occupied chiefly by grasses and other forage plants (as clovers), used chiefly for grazing and hay, and often made a part of the regular cultural rotation — compare lea
2.
a. : land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs — often used in plural
the grasslands of the West
— compare prairie , savanna , tundra
b. : an ecological community in which the prevailing or characteristic plants are grasses and similar plants