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
bluestem (usually uncountable, plural bluestems)
(US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
