Meanings
plural bunchgrasses
- countableuncountableAny of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.
With every day, as he kept moving north, bunchgrass became more abundant, and eventually the land turned yellow.
2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 135Synonyms: tussock grass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various grasses of the family Poaceae that grow in clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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bunchgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunchgrass
“bunchgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunchgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunchgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunchgrass.
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