Food plants - Food

Japanese: 食草 - しょくそう
Food plants - Food
〘noun〙① to eat plants. ② plant-based food consumed by herbivorous animals. In particular, the grass eaten by insects in their larval stage. ※In the Valley (1959)〈Kita Morio〉1 "When they reach the fourth stage, they leave the food plants."

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 植物を食べること。② 草食動物が摂取する植物性の食物。特に、昆虫類が幼虫期に食べる草。※谿間にて(1959)〈北杜夫〉一「四齢になると食草から離れ」

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