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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem. US, uncountable, usually

   "Then we were going at a lope with the bluestem whipping our legs."

2. 2
   tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

andropogon furcatusandropogon gerardiiblue stem

Example

More examples

"Then we were going at a lope with the bluestem whipping our legs."

Etymology

From blue + stem.

Related phrases

Australian bluestemCaucasian bluestemColombian bluestemFlorida little bluestemHall's bluestemSpringfield bluestembig bluestembluestem grassbroomsedge bluestembushy bluestemcane bluestemchalky bluestem

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