bunchgrass
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈbʌnʧˌɡræs/
- Specialized
:
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- A perennial bunchgrass, Indian ricegrass ranges from the western Great Plains west to the Cascades and the Sierra Nevada, according to Logan plant geneticist Thomas A. Jones.
- perennial bunchgrass
- native bunchgrass
Examples
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Rough fescue, a perennial bunchgrass, grows in dense tufts across the hills.
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I shut the tiny eyelids and laid it beside a clump of bunchgrass.
Fiction book (1998) -
Rolling hills of native bunchgrass prairie, Engelmann oak savanna, and chaparral are just a few similar plant lives that remind me of my love.
Blog text (25) -
She also discovers the names for vegetation indigenous to the Palouse: camas and bunchgrass, lupine and paintbrush, Rocky Mountain penstemon and ponderosa pine.
Academic text (1999) -
These include most summer annuals (Mulroy and Rundel 1977) and summer-active bunchgrasses, especially wherever a summer rainfall regime dominates (Hattersley 1983).
Academic text (1998) -
The wildlife photographer captured a serene scene where a mother cheetah rested in the shade of a clump of bunchgrass.
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The rancher decided to plant more native bunchgrass to improve the ecosystem on his land.
Synonyms
Grasses that grow in separate clumps instead of in one continuous area
How Low-Growing
- Specialized
- Specialized
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- US
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bunchgrass is made from bunch ('group' or 'clump') and grass, so it names grasses that grow in tight clumps instead of a flat carpet. That's why a field of bunchgrass looks like many small grassy 'bunches' rather than one smooth area.