"winterfat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: winterfats [plural]
Etymology: winter + fat, so called because it provides range food for grazing livestock in the winter when very little grows. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|winter|fat}} winter + fat Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} winterfat (usually uncountable, plural winterfats)
  1. Any of the shrubs of genus Krascheninnikovia in the goosefoot family, especially Krascheninnikovia lanata. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Goosefoot subfamily plants

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