"bunchgrass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bunchgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From bunch + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bunch|grass}} bunch + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bunchgrass (countable and uncountable, plural bunchgrasses)
  1. Any of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat. Wikipedia link: Tussock (grass) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grasses Synonyms (clumping grasses): tussock grass Derived forms: Goldman's bunchgrass lizard
    Sense id: en-bunchgrass-en-noun-kTbeEQTC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Hyponyms (clumping grasses): Brachypodium, Calamagrostis, Chionochloa, Deschampsia, Festuca, Heteropogon, Leymus, Melica, Muhlenbergia, Nassella, Stipa (english: selected genera)

Inflected forms

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