放牧場pastus,為pascere的過去分詞,意指 "飼養")為提供放牧的土地。狹義的定義係指圈圍的農地,供家畜如馬部、家牛、綿羊、家豬等吃草,種植做作物包括糧草(英语:forage ),以禾本科、荚果、雜草類(英语:forb)等為主。 pasture. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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