- bluestem
- bluestem luestem n.
tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in
Western U.S.
Syn: blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bluestem
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bluestem — ☆ bluestem [blo͞o′stem΄ ] n. any of various tufted grasses (genus Andropogon) native to the U.S. and used for hay and forage … English World dictionary
bluestem — noun Date: circa 1852 1. a tall North American grass (Andropogon gerardii syn. A. furcatus) that has smooth bluish leaf sheaths and slender spikes borne in pairs or clusters, is a dominant grass of the originally tallgrass prairies, and is used… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bluestem — /blooh stem /, n. 1. any of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, now grown in the western U.S. for forage. 2. See dwarf palmetto. [1850 55, Amer.; BLUE + STEM1] * * * ▪ plant also called beard grass any… … Universalium
bluestem — žieduotasis požiaudis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Dichanthium annulatum), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijos atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Dichanthium annulatum angl. bluestem; Diaz bluestem; Hindi grass;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
bluestem — noun Any of various grasses, including little bluestem and big bluestem … Wiktionary
bluestem — akuotuotasis požiaudis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Dichanthium aristatum), paplitęs rytų ir pietryčių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dichanthium aristatum angl. Angleton bluestem; Angleton grass; awned… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Bluestem grass — Bluestem can refer to various grasses: * Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) * Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and other species of the genus Andropogon * Cane bluestem and Caucasian bluestem of the Bothriochloa genus … Wikipedia
bluestem — blue·stem … English syllables
bluestem — blue•stem [[t]ˈbluˌstɛm[/t]] n. pln any of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, grown for forage • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
bluestem — noun tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States • Syn: ↑blue stem, ↑Andropogon furcatus, ↑Andropogon gerardii • Hypernyms: ↑grass … Useful english dictionary
