bunch grass

bunch grass
noun
any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
Syn: ↑bunchgrass
Hypernyms: ↑grass

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any of various grasses in different regions of North America, growing in distinct clumps.
[1830-40, Amer.]

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bunch grass noun
Any of several clumped W American grasses
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Main Entry:bunch

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bunch grass,
any one of various grasses of the Western United States that grow in distinct bunches or tufts.

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(also bunchgrass) n. a grass that grows in clumps. Schizachyrium and other genera, family Gramineae: several species, esp. S. scoparium, used for grazing and in erosion control, esp. on the Great Plains

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