sand bluestem
noun
: a tall rhizomatous North American grass (Andropogon hallii synonym A. gerardii var. paucipilus) that is a dominant grass of the originally tallgrass prairies and is used for forage and as a soil binder compare bluestem sense 1
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1946, in the meaning defined above
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