midgrass

midgrass
noun
any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone
Hypernyms: ↑grass

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: any of various grasses that are characterized by moderate stature, form the dominant feature of undisturbed prairie, and include the majority of economically important forage grasses of temperate regions — compare shortgrass

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