"bluestem" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "date": "from 19th c.",
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          "name": "Andropogoneae tribe grasses",
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          "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa bladhii",
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          "taxonomic": "Andropogon gerardi",
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          "taxonomic": "Andropogon virginicus",
          "word": "broomsedge bluestem"
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          "taxonomic": "Andropogon glomeratus",
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        {
          "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa barbinodis",
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          "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium rhizomatum",
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          "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa ischaemum",
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        }
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        "English entries with etymology texts",
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        "English nouns",
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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