grasses

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Plants, from grasses to trees, act like natural pumps, pulling water from the soil and releasing it into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

"They are eating different types of grasses and trampling areas that are important for wildlife," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Marot's job was to film close up shots of Sir David's hands as he gently encouraged a harvest mouse to cling to the grasses of a meadow.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Aymium CEO James Mennell said the company’s process works with all species of wood as well as agricultural residues, grasses, nutshells, cherry pits or any other lignocellulosic biomass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

We climbed aboard the clattering omnibus just as it pulled up, and it carried us all the way to the southern edge of the city, where the prairie grasses grew tall and abundant.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan