Bluestem

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  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of various grasses, including little bluestem and big bluestem.
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  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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."
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