"bluestem" meaning in English

See bluestem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbluːstɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bluestem.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bluestems [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem English bluestem From blue + stem. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|blue<id:hue>|stem|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem English bluestem [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "bleu", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*bʰleh₁wos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "blow", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "blow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰel-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-eh₁-", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁ti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰleh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*blēwaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*blāu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "blāvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "bloe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "blew", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blue", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "stem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "stem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*steh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*stéh₂mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-is", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sth₂mnís", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*stamniz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*stamni", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "stemn", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "stemme", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stem", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bluestem", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bluestem"> From blue + stem., {{ety|en|:af|blue<id:hue>|stem|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem English bluestem From blue + stem. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} bluestem (usually uncountable, plural bluestems)
  1. (US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem, principally in tribe Andropogoneae. Tags: US, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-bluestem-en-noun-IT3RbXdI Categories (other): American English, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Andropogoneae tribe grasses Derived forms: Australian bluestem (taxonomic: Bothriochloa bladhii), big bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon gerardi), bluestem grass, broomsedge bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon virginicus), bushy bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon glomeratus), cane bluestem (taxonomic: Bothriochloa barbinodis), Caucasian bluestem (taxonomic: Bothriochloa bladhii), chalky bluestem (alt: syn. Andropogon capillipes) (taxonomic: Andropogon virginicus), Colombian bluestem (taxonomic: Schizachyrium condensatum), Florida little bluestem (taxonomic: Schizachyrium rhizomatum), gulf bluestem (taxonomic: Schizachyrium maritimum), Hall's bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon hallii), honey bluestem) (Schizachyrium scoparium, syn. Schizachyrium spadiceum), little bluestem (taxonomic: Schizachyrium scoparium), paintbrush bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon ternarius), pinescrub bluestem (taxonomic: Schizachyrium niveum), plains bluestem (taxonomic: Bothriochloa bladhii), prairie bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon hallii), sand bluestem, sand hill bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon hallii), shore little bluestem (alt: syn. Schizachyrium littorale) (taxonomic: Schizachyrium scoparium subsp. littorale), silver bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon ternarius), slender little bluestem (taxonomic: Schizachyrium tenerum), split bluestem, splitbeard bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon ternarius), Springfield bluestem (taxonomic: Bothriochloa springfieldii), tall bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon gerardi), yellow bluestem (taxonomic: Bothriochloa ischaemum), yellowsedge bluestem (taxonomic: Andropogon virginicus)

Inflected forms

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          "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium maritimum",
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          "taxonomic": "Andropogon hallii",
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          "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa bladhii",
          "word": "plains bluestem"
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          "taxonomic": "Andropogon hallii",
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          "word": "sand bluestem"
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          "taxonomic": "Andropogon hallii",
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        ],
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        ],
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      "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa bladhii",
      "word": "Australian bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon gerardi",
      "word": "big bluestem"
    },
    {
      "word": "bluestem grass"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon virginicus",
      "word": "broomsedge bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon glomeratus",
      "word": "bushy bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa barbinodis",
      "word": "cane bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa bladhii",
      "word": "Caucasian bluestem"
    },
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      "alt": "syn. Andropogon capillipes",
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon virginicus",
      "word": "chalky bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium condensatum",
      "word": "Colombian bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium rhizomatum",
      "word": "Florida little bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium maritimum",
      "word": "gulf bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon hallii",
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      "word": "honey bluestem) (Schizachyrium scoparium"
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      "word": "syn. Schizachyrium spadiceum)"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium scoparium",
      "word": "little bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon ternarius",
      "word": "paintbrush bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium niveum",
      "word": "pinescrub bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa bladhii",
      "word": "plains bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon hallii",
      "word": "prairie bluestem"
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    {
      "word": "sand bluestem"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon hallii",
      "word": "sand hill bluestem"
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    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon ternarius",
      "word": "silver bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Schizachyrium tenerum",
      "word": "slender little bluestem"
    },
    {
      "word": "split bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon ternarius",
      "word": "splitbeard bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa springfieldii",
      "word": "Springfield bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon gerardi",
      "word": "tall bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bothriochloa ischaemum",
      "word": "yellow bluestem"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Andropogon virginicus",
      "word": "yellowsedge bluestem"
    }
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sth₂mnís"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stamniz"
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    ],
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    }
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    }
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          "references": []
        }
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        "English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Pages with etymology trees",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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}

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