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little bluestem

little bluestem noun: a grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, native to North America, and others of the genus Schizachyrium.

little bluestem: a grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, native to North America, and others of the genus Schizachyrium
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Noun

little bluestem (uncountable)

  1. A grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, native to North America, and others of the genus Schizachyrium.
    • Ornamental grasses (all requiring sun), like Festuca glauca and little bluestem.2009 March 15, Michael Pollak, “Flowers on the Fringe”, in New York Times

Questions about little bluestem

What does little bluestem mean?
Little bluestem means a grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, native to North America, and others of the genus Schizachyrium.
What part of speech is little bluestem?
Little bluestem is a noun.

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