bunch grass

American  

noun

1. any of various grasses in different regions of North America, growing in distinct clumps.

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Etymology

Origin of bunch grass

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

The annual precipitation in this land is not enough to support good sod-forming grass; rather, it favors the bunch grass that grows in the shelter of the sage.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

The wide, flat valley dotted with greasewood, yucca and bunch grass selected as site for the test explosion is known in Manhattan Project doubletalk as "Trinity."

From Time Magazine Archive

The lands back from the river are high rolling prairie, covered with rich bunch grass, having a light soil composed of pulverized basaltic sandstone.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

Now, he saw in the dim moonlight, the windows were shuttered and the grounds had gone back to bunch grass.

From Smugglers' Reef by Blaine, John

The sun was red on the hill, the sheep were throwing long shadows down the slope as they grazed lazily, some of them standing on knees to crop the lush bunch grass.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)