blue grama

noun

A species of perennial grass, Bouteloua gracilis, native to inland parts of the western and central United States into neighboring areas of Mexico and Canada, especially the northern Great Plains.

Similar
eyelash grassBouteloua gracilis

Meanings

nounblue grama (usually uncountable, plural blue gramas)

plural blue gramas

  1. uncountableusuallyA species of perennial grass, Bouteloua gracilis, native to inland parts of the western and central United States into neighboring areas of Mexico and Canada, especially the northern Great Plains.

    Synonyms: eyelash grass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of perennial grass, Bouteloua gracilis, native to inland parts of the western and central United States into neighboring areas of Mexico and Canada, especially the northern Great Plains.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna pasture grass of western North America

Similar
Bouteloua gracilis
Broader
gramagrama grassgramma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

blue grama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20grama

MLA

“blue grama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20grama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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