deerfood
deerfood noun: plants that can be eaten by deer.
Noun
deerfood (uncountable)
- Plants that can be eaten by deer.
- Timberland owners must be willing to manage their stands at a minimum density that will yield an acceptable economic return and will also provide a favorable environment for growth of palatable deerfood.1969, White-tailed Deer in the Southern Forest Habitat, page 75
- Deerfood and the effects of forest disturbance on food are the most studied aspects of deer management.1976, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee..., page 669
Origin of deerfood
From deer + food.
Questions about deerfood
- What does deerfood mean?
- Deerfood means plants that can be eaten by deer.
- What part of speech is deerfood?
- Deerfood is a noun.
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