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Any of the shrubs of genus Krascheninnikovia in the goosefoot family, especially Krascheninnikovia lanata..
Winterfat, as the name implies, is chiefly valuable on winter ranges, where it often furnishes an abundance of palatable and nutritious forage highly fattening to sheep and cattle.
Winterfat was found growing luxuriantly on soil where the salt content of the fourth foot reached 1 percent.
Storage in sealed containers either at subzero temperatures (-4° to -10° F.) or under refrigeration (34° to 42° F.) is recommended for maximum retention of viability of winterfat seeds.
Long ago, J.G. Smith, in his publication on fodder and forage plants for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, thought that livestock fed on winterfat were "remarkably free from disease becaus of the tonic properties of the plant." Winterfat is a good source of protein and vitamin A.
Use winter fat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Winter fat means Any of the shrubs of genus Krascheninnikovia in the goosefoot family, especially Krascheninnikovia lanata..
Common synonyms include krascheninnikovia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Winterfat, as the name implies, is chiefly valuable on winter ranges, where it often furnishes an abundance of palatable and nutritious forage highly fattening to sheep and cattle.
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