"shortgrass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shortgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From short + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|grass}} short + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} shortgrass (usually uncountable, plural shortgrasses)
  1. The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains. Wikipedia link: Shortgrass prairie Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Grasses Coordinate_terms (grasses): tallgrass
    Sense id: en-shortgrass-en-noun-8P-oYRoc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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