bluestem grass

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bluestem grass

noun bluestem grasses

  1. uncountable, usually Any of several grasses that are adapted to high light levels. Before trains crisscrossed the West, cowboys drove cattle from Texas to Osage territory, where the herds grazed on the lush bluestem grass, and then on to Kansas, for shipment to Chicago and other cities.
  2. uncountable, usually Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and others of the genus Schizachyrium.
  3. uncountable, usually Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) and others of the genus Andropogon
  4. uncountable, usually Cane bluestem, Caucasian bluestem and others of the genus Bothriochloa.

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@misc{bluestem_grass_2026,
  title = {bluestem grass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bluestem%20grass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}