shortgrass

Noun

Meaning

any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains

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Synonyms

short-grass moor heath prairie meadow field grass sod plain pasture steppe turf savanna lawn grassland

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Antonyms

hill bank mountain scarp rise slope

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Hypernyms

grass

Examples

On shortgrass pasture, bison predominately consume warm-season grasses. citation On mixed prairie, cool-season grasses, including some sedges, apparently compose 79–96% of their diet. Source: Internet

The prairie (especially the shortgrass and mixed prairie) is an example of a steppe, though it is not usually called such. Source: Internet

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