BUNCHGRASS

bunchgrass, bunch grass

(noun) any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bunchgrass (countable and uncountable, plural bunchgrasses)

Any of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.

Synonyms

• (clumping grasses): tussock grass

Hyponyms

• (clumping grasses): Brachypodium, Calamagrostis, Chionochloa, Deschampsia, Festuca, Heteropogon, Leymus, Melica, Muhlenbergia, Nassella, Stipa - selected genera

Source: Wiktionary



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