Zacate
Zacate
Zacate (pronunciation: /zɑːˈkɑːteɪ/; etymology: derived from the Nahuatl word "zacatl", meaning grass) is a term commonly used in Central America and Mexico to refer to various types of grass or forage.
Definition
In its broadest sense, zacate can refer to any type of grass or forage. However, in a more specific context, it often refers to certain types of grasses that are particularly useful for feeding livestock, such as Bermuda grass or Buffalo grass.
Usage
The term zacate is widely used in agricultural contexts, particularly in regions where Spanish is spoken. It is often used to refer to the grasses that are used to feed livestock, but it can also be used more broadly to refer to any type of grass or forage.
Related Terms
- Forage: Edible parts of plants, other than separated grain, that can provide feed for grazing animals, or that can be harvested for feeding.
- Grass: A common word that generally describes monocotyledonous green plants. The term is also applied to various other plants such as the reeds.
- Livestock: Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
See Also
- Pasture: Land where livestock graze.
- Hay: Dried grasses and other plants used as animal feed.
- Silage: Fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other such ruminants or used as a biofuel feedstock for anaerobic digesters.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Zacate
- Wikipedia's article - Zacate
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