单词 | shortgrass |
释义 | shortgrass in American English (ˈʃɔrtˌgræs) noun any grass that grows to a height of only a couple of feet above the ground; esp., any of the various grasses, as buffalo grass or grama, that grow in somewhat dry areas of the western Great Plains shortgrass in American English (ˈʃɔrtˌɡræs, -ˌɡrɑːs) noun any of several range grasses of short stature, as buffalo grass, prevalent in semiarid regions of the Great Plains Word origin [1835–45, Amer.; short + grass]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: communism, crosshead, hot plate, hybridize, protein |
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