describing a green field

[alpacinou]

I want to describe this green field.



I need a word to fill in the blank with:

A vast, green sea of .... rolled out before us.

I don't want to use "grass."

 

[emsr2d2]

It's a rolling/undulating landscape.

 

[alpacinou]

Thank you! I also want to use "a green sea of...".

 

[emsr2d2]

I think you need another adjective in there. How about "an undulating green sea of grass"?

 

[alpacinou]

I think you need another adjective in there. How about "an undulating green sea of grass"?

Great! What can I use instead of grass?

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, it's grass so I'm not really sure how you can use a different word for it!

 

[SoothingDave]

Turf?

 

[tedmc]

A vast expanse of rolling, verdant pasture

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm not sure I'd use "vast expanse of" with "pasture". You could just say that it is a large rolling verdant pasture.

 

[emsr2d2]

Turf?

I don't know about AmE, but in BrE, "turf" is generally used to refer to grass that has been purposely laid to create a sort of lawn.

 

[Tdol]

What's wrong with grass? It looks like grass to me. Why avoid what is the case?

 

[Skrej]

I am 98% certain that's a field of wheat early in its life cycle. Until it begins to mature and develop seed heads, it looks just like grass. That explains the tractor tire marks as well.

I live in the heart of the US wheat belt, so it's a very common sight (minus the rolling hills). This year's crop isn't so lush and solid green yet, unfortunately - ongoing drought and warm winter has set this year's crop back a bit, so fields are just now starting to show green sprouts when they should already be solid carpets.

Wheat is nothing but a special type of grass cultivated for its seed heads, though.

Compare to this image: https://pixels.com/featured/green-rolling-wheat-fields-with-lines-of-tractor-tyre-tracks-run-gill-copeland.html

 

[Skrej]

Actually, I should amend my certainty as to 'wheat' - at that stage, it's too early to tell from that picture if it's wheat or one of the other similar grass grains such as tricale, rye, oats, or barley. They all look very similar until noding and seed head development.

I'm still 98% certain it's a grain crop, but I can't be so sure as to which exact one. Nobody else will be certain at that distance either, so call it what you want.

 

[tedmc]

Actually, I should amend my certainty as to 'wheat' - at that stage, it's too early to tell from that picture if it's wheat or one of the other similar grass grains such as tricale, rye, oats, or barley. They all look very similar until noding and seed head development.

I'm still 98% certain it's a grain crop, but I can't be so sure as to which exact one. Nobody else will be certain at that distance either, so call it what you

Are the grain crops of that bright green colour? I thought they are more brownish and the texture is coarser (more spaced out rather than the dense, velvety texture which the picture shows) and more uneven when viewed from a distance. But the double-lined tracks regularly space out through the field for access do suggest some kind of grain crop planted for cultivation rather than pasture for grazing.

 

[Tdol]

Cereal? Crop?

 

[Skrej]

Are the grain crops of that bright green colour? I thought they are more brownish and the texture is coarser (more spaced out rather than the dense, velvety texture which the picture shows) and more uneven when viewed from a distance. But the double-lined tracks regularly space out through the field for access do suggest some kind of grain crop planted for cultivation rather than pasture for grazing.

Yes, they're identical to grass when young (and healthy). They only turn color later as they ripen. Wheat actually yields more when spaced closely.

Also, both the photos are taken at a distance, so you're just seeing the canopy of leaves that obscure the underlying soil.