big bluestem
North American
noun
Any of several tall blue-stemmed grasses of the genus Andropogon, native to the prairie regions of North America and sometimes grown as ornamentals; especially A. gerardii (formerly A. furcatus).
Origin
Late 19th century.
- paleola
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- pale persicaria
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