PRAIRIE GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prairie grass mean? 

• PRAIRIE GRASS (noun)
  The noun PRAIRIE GRASS has 1 sense:

1. handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn

  Familiarity information: PRAIRIE GRASS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRAIRIE GRASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Andropogon scoparius; broom beard grass; prairie grass; Schizachyrium scoparium; wire grass

Hypernyms ("prairie grass" is a kind of...):

broom grass (any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making)