bunchgrass

English

Etymology

bunch +‎ grass

Noun

bunchgrass (countable and uncountable, plural bunchgrasses)

Any of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.

Synonyms

(clumping grasses): tussock grass

Hyponyms

(clumping grasses): Brachypodium, Calamagrostis, Chionochloa, Deschampsia, Festuca, Heteropogon, Leymus, Melica, Muhlenbergia, Nassella, Stipa - selected genera

Derived terms

Goldman's bunchgrass lizard

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