tallgrass en · NOUN
Etymology
From tall + grass.
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) Any of various tall grasses that flourish in prairie with relatively abundant water.
Restoring a tallgrass prairie means rebuilding a dynamic system that has been destroyed by the near extinction of bison, the presence of cattle, and generations of agribusiness farming and fire suppression.
2017, Eli Clare, Brilliant Imperfection, page 15:[…] the tallgrasses (such as big bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, little bluestem) and the shortgrasses (buffalograss, blue grama, black grama, sideoats grama). The tallgrasses are the major species found in the more humid prairie areas, […]
2019, Dale Strickler, Managing Pasture: A Complete Guide to Building Healthy, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tallgrasses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
shortgrass (grasses)