tallgrass
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- noun
- /ˈtɔlˌɡræs/
:
hierba alta
- When the tallgrass canopy is grazed off, sunlight reaches the earth and the shorter plants do better.
- tallgrass prairie
Examples
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The Plains lie between the Rockies and the tallgrass prairies of the Midwest and the South.
Academic text (1999) -
Land-use conversion and fire suppression have been so complete that Midwestern tallgrass prairies and oak savannas are now some of the rarest ecosystems in the world.
Academic text (2008) -
I speed up when I rise into tallgrass, some of it half a foot taller than I can reach.
Academic text (2007) -
Because he was in a portion of the country dominated by tallgrass prairie.
Blog text (17) -
In North America's northern tallgrass ecoregion, less than 2.5% of native prairie remains.
Blog text (28) -
We don't yet understand all the reasons some prairie butterflies are disappearing across the tallgrass prairie.
Blog text (13) -
In the Great Plains, for instance, virtually all (99.9 percent) of the native tallgrass prairie and 30 percent of the shortgrass prairie have been converted to intensive crop production.
Academic text (1998) -
Before European settlement, vast areas of the eastern deciduous biome were dominated by fire-adapted ecosystems, most notably tallgrass prairies and oak-pine savannas, woodlands, and forests.
Academic text (2008) -
The tallgrass in the meadow swayed gently in the breeze, creating a calming sound.
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Many insects thrive in the tallgrass, finding shelter and food among the blades.
Synonyms
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Grass that grows tall in wet, rich places
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A tall grass with sharp leaves that grows in wet places like marshes
A tall coarse grass that grows in prairies and wetlands and shelters birds and small animals
A large tall grass that grows for many years and helps hold soil
A tall grass that grows back each year and is used to restore soil and feed animals
A tall grass that spreads by creeping roots and feeds animals but can be a farm pest
A tall grass used to make brooms
A tall rough grass that grows in meadows and roadsides and is used for hay
A tall rough grass from Europe and Asia that looks like oats and grows by roads and fields
A tall garden grass with large soft white plumes
A tall grass with long leaves and large feathery plumes like pampas grass
Antonyms
How Tall
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tallgrass comes from joining tall ('high') and grass ('grass'). That's why it means kinds of grass that grow very tall in prairies and wet fields.