shortgrass

[ shawrt-gras, -grahs ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

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noun

any of several range grasses of short stature, as buffalo grass, prevalent in semiarid regions of the Great Plains.

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Origin of shortgrass

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; short + grass

Words nearby shortgrass

short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game, shortgrass, shorthair, shorthaired, short hairs, shorthand, short-handed