English Explanatory Dictionary

bluestem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem, principally in tribe Andropogoneae.

Pronunciation

/ˈbluːstɛm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bluestem.wav

Word forms

bluestem bluestems

Etymology

From blue + stem.

Derived words

Australian bluestem big bluestem bluestem grass broomsedge bluestem bushy bluestem cane bluestem Caucasian bluestem chalky bluestem Colombian bluestem Florida little bluestem gulf bluestem Hall's bluestem honey bluestem) (Schizachyrium scoparium syn. Schizachyrium spadiceum) little bluestem paintbrush bluestem pinescrub bluestem plains bluestem prairie bluestem sand bluestem sand hill bluestem shore little bluestem silver bluestem slender little bluestem split bluestem splitbeard bluestem Springfield bluestem tall bluestem yellow bluestem yellowsedge bluestem
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