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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Word of the Day

1 January 2025

SOLICITOUSLY

(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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