Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various grasses of several genera, especially Andropogon, Bothriochloa, and Schizachyrium, often with bluish-green leaves, some of which are important North American prairie grasses.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of some coarse but useful grasses in the United States, chiefly Andropogon furcatus east of the Rocky Mountains, and Agropyrum glaucum further westward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in Western U.S.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
grasses , includinglittle bluestem andbig bluestem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
- noun tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
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Examples
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A native American prairie grass, little bluestem, is planted beneath the poles and stands in contrast to the grid upon which the poles are installed.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » CO2 LED Project 2007
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Prior to the arrival of settlers in North America, much of this biome was dominated by species of tall grass known as bluestem (Andropogon spp.).
Terrestrial biome 2007
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According to news reports earlier this month, little bluestem was a compromise choice after the Kansas House rejected amendments to honor big bluestem, which is dominant in eastern Kansas, and buffalo grass, which is dominant in the west.
LJWorld.com stories: News J-W editorials 2010
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A few legislators suggested honor go to the big bluestem, which is dominant in eastern third Kansas, or buffalo grass, which is prevalent in western Kansas.
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If you would like to eat grama grass, Big bluestem, western wheat grass, pature thistle, cedar trees, side oats grama grass, buffalo grass, wild mustard, goldenrod, and too many other native plant species to type out I will make you up a salad right now.
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Ranchers help prime the sprawling pastures by torching them to burn out prairie brush, clearing the way for stands of big bluestem and other grasses that are cheap cattle feed.
Range Fires Ignite Dispute Jeffrey Ball 2011
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As the drought shriveled the acres of sideoats grama and bluestem grass on his property, Epperson, 57, was forced to sell off all but 90 of his 400 cows and 800 of his 3,000 goats.
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Ranchers help prime the sprawling pastures by torching them to burn out prairie brush, clearing the way for stands of big bluestem and other grasses that are cheap cattle feed.
Range Fires Ignite Dispute Jeffrey Ball 2011
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As the drought shriveled the acres of sideoats grama and bluestem grass on his property, Epperson, 57, was forced to sell off all but 90 of his 400 cows and 800 of his 3,000 goats.
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If you would like to eat grama grass, Big bluestem, western wheat grass, pature thistle, cedar trees, side oats grama grass, buffalo grass, wild mustard, goldenrod, and too many other native plant species to type out I will make you up a salad right now.
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