BLUESTEM

bluestem, blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii

(noun) tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bluestem (usually uncountable, plural bluestems)

(US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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