Midgrass
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Grass that is neither particularly short or tall. attributive, countable, often, uncountable
"In the immediate future, it would be interesting to study covariation in the composition and structure of grasslands with rainfall, apparent moisture availability, soil mineral nutrients, and SMI across the continental gradient from desert grasslands through shortgrass, midgrass, and tallgrass prairies in central North America."
- 2 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 wordnet
Example
More examples"In the immediate future, it would be interesting to study covariation in the composition and structure of grasslands with rainfall, apparent moisture availability, soil mineral nutrients, and SMI across the continental gradient from desert grasslands through shortgrass, midgrass, and tallgrass prairies in central North America."
Etymology
From mid- + grass.
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