Meanings
nounshortgrass (usually uncountable, plural shortgrasses)
plural shortgrasses
- uncountableusuallyThe set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains.
The original centers of abundance of upland sandpipers were the shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies of the Great Plains.
1988 May 20, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
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Origin
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APA
shortgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortgrass
MLA
“shortgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shortgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortgrass.
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