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big bluestem

big bluestem noun: a tall bunchgrass, of species Andropogon gerardi, native to the North American prairies.

big bluestem: a tall bunchgrass, of species Andropogon gerardi, native to the North American prairies
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Noun

big bluestem (countable and uncountable, plural big bluestems)

  1. A tall bunchgrass, of species Andropogon gerardi, native to the North American prairies.
    Synonyms:
    turkeyfoot, sand bluestem, tall bluestem, bluejoint

Synonyms of big bluestem

Forms of big bluestem

pluralbig bluestems

Questions about big bluestem

What does big bluestem mean?
Big bluestem means a tall bunchgrass, of species Andropogon gerardi, native to the North American prairies.
What part of speech is big bluestem?
Big bluestem is a noun.
What is the plural of big bluestem?
The plural of big bluestem is big bluestems.

Words near big bluestem in the dictionary

  1. Big Blue 82
  2. Big Blue 82s
  3. big blue blanket
  4. Big Blue Machine
  5. big blue room
  6. big bluestem
  7. big bluestems
  8. Big Board
  9. big boned
  10. big boob
  11. Big Bounce

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